Violet Ripken owned a $100-$acre parcel of undeveloped land in Aberdeen, Maryland. For most of her life, Ripken had been an astute and successful businesswoman; the wife of a former professional sports manager for a prominent Baltimore baseball team, Ripken had entered into a business venture with her two sons to build a large complex of little league baseball fields that would host national and international for$-$profit tournaments, as well as operating a foundation in her husband$$s name wherein baseball is used as a pro$-$social activity for the benefit of at$-$risk youth in some of the most distressed areas in the United States. Unfortunately, by the time she was seventy$-$eight years old, Ms$.$ Ripken had been diagnosed with Alzheimer$$s Disease and Dementia, and presented as confused and disoriented much of the time. Glenn Davis knew Vi from his days as an Oriole and had kept in intermittent contact with her. During a conversation one day, Davis offered to buy the $40-$acre parcel of land; he had it appraised by a friend, who said it was worth $$1,000,000.$ Davis drew up a contract, which Ripken signed. In the contract, Ripken agreed to sell the land for $$900,000,$ of which Davis would pay $$100$ at the time of closing; the remaining $$899,900$ was due whenever Davis developed the land and sold it$.$ There was no time limit on Davis$$s right to develop the land, nor any interest due on the second payment.

A$)$ Ripken$$s sons find out about the deal and sue Davis to rescind$/$void the contract. What result and why?

B$)$ After learning that the civil legal process often can take years to complete, prior to the completion of the lawsuit, the Ripken boys consult Craigslist Personals to locate an individual who they come to know as $$Blood$.$ After considerable negotiation, they agree to pay Blood $$20,000$ to pay Davis a visit in which Blood would either obtain the signed contract from Davis, or kill him. During that visit, Blood enters Davis$$s home and points a gun at his head. At Blood$$s demand, Davis locates the signed contract and gives the original over to Blood $($who then returns it to the Ripken brothers$).$ Davis sues to enforce the contract $($of which he has a photocopy$).$ What result and why? Does it matter if the Court finds that the original contract was valid in $($A$)$ above? Was not valid in $($A$)$ above?$$

C$)$ Blood never gets paid by the Ripken brothers, they stiff him after getting the contract back because they$$re angry Davis filed suit. Blood sues the Ripken brothers for $$20,000.$ Who wins and why? Discuss in terms of performance, breach, and discharge, and any applicable defenses.