Or Shift Z C B Cirl All 182 PART 2 . Contracts mental condition, although her husband did not really want a separation. At a time when he was signed a mortgage contract, giving Smith temporary depressed and did not fully understand the impact ownership of her house. Because Williamson of the agreement, he did sign it. The agreement was refused to pay the mortgage, Smith had to bring a signed by both parties in the presence of the wife's foreclosure action (sell the property to get his money) on the mortgage. Williamson objected to attorney, although the husband did not receive any legal advice from an attorney and did not really the foreclosure proceedings on the grounds that she was severely intoxicated (and that she had a history know the exact contents of the agreement. Later, when the husband realized what he had done, he of alcoholism) and that she did not understand what she was signing. She claimed that this lack of requested that the separation agreement be understanding made the mortgage she gave to canceled. The wife refused. Is the husband entitled Le Smith void. Was Williamson's intoxication to have this agreement canceled? (G.A.S. v. S.I.S. sufficient to void the mortgage? (Smith v. 407 A.2d 253, Del. Fam. Ct.) Williamson, 429 So.2d 598) 6. Goldberg, a minor, hired an attorney to sue 3. Marshall, age 17, was ejected from his parents' Perlmuter for personal injuries. When the case was home shortly after his graduation from high school. settled, the attorney asked for his fee. Goldberg, He then rented an apartment with Fletcher, a however, asked the court to hold that the contract girlfriend. They signed a lease together, and with the lawyer was void because Goldberg was a Marshall paid part of the security deposit and the minor when the contract was made. Is this request rent. One month after they moved into the valid? (Goldberg v. Perlmutter, 308 Ill. App. 84) CH apartment, Marshall turned 18 (age of majority) and 7. Bethea, a minor who needed a car for her work, continued to pay the rent for about one and one-half purchased one and financed it through Bancredit. months. Then, because he and Fletcher were not Bethea could not make the payments, and Bancredit getting along, he moved out and discontinued sued for the balance due on the car. Bethea claimed paying his share of the rent. Fletcher continued to she was not liable because she was a minor when make rental payments but sued Marshall for his she signed the contract. Is Bethea liable for the share because his name was also on the lease. balance due? (Bancredit, Inc. v. Bethea, 65 N.J. Marshall claimed that because he signed the lease while a minor he was not responsible for any rental Super. Ct. 538, 168 A.2d 250) 8. Watters was 19 when he entered into a contract to payments after he moved out. Is he correct? buy a car. He stated that he was 21 (the age of (Fletcher v. Marshall, 632 N.E.2d 1105) 4. Power, age 17, purchased an automobile insurance majority in his state) and that he was in business. A policy from Allstate Insurance Company but short time later, the car was destroyed in an rejected the underinsured motorist clause. Shortly accident. Watters then sued the seller to recover his after the policy was issued, Power, now an adult, payments on the grounds that he was a minor. Will was injured in an automobile accident. He then he succeed? (Watters v. Arrington, 39 Ga. App. 275) sought to reinstate the underinsured clause that he 9. Dwaine Ebsen, a minor, lived with his mother, had initially rejected as a minor and claim money Violet, who was a widow. For personal and lifestyle for his injuries under this clause in the contract. reasons, they could not get along, so Dwaine Allstate refused to permit Power to collect under decided to move out. From the time he moved, he this clause. Was Allstate correct? (Power v. Allstate did not receive any monetary support from his Insurance Co., 440 S.E.2d 406) mother. While living away from home, he was shot 5. Husband, who was suffering from schizophrenia and taken to a hospital. Dwaine remained in the and manic depression, had been in and out of a hospital for two weeks and "ran up" a considerable mental hospital, but at no time had he been hospital bill, which was sent to his mother for declared insane by a court. In fact, he continued to payment. When Violet refused to pay, the bill was work at his job as a design engineer during the day, turned over to a collection agency for payment. Is returning to the hospital at night. His wife initiated Violet liable for payment? (Accent Service a separation agreement because of the husband's Company v. Ebsen, 306 N.W.2d 575)