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This 3 page paper uses a case study as a springboard for discussion. Can someone who is in and out of mental hospitals create a binding contract? This paper contemplates that question. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is rather lucid between hospitalizations. During a lucid moment, David "entered into a contract to purchase a new Mustang convertible" but later changed his mind. Can he avoid the
contract on the grounds of incompetence? The area of law would be related to contract law. Within contract law, a signed contract is something that is set in stone.
If someone who is over the age of 18, signs a contract to purchase a car for example, they are legally obligated to the conditions stipulated in the contract. Some
states have a period of time in which an individual can change their minds. In New Jersey for example, there is a three day rule where, for example, someone may
opt out of a real estate contract during that three day period and no questions will be asked. Other than statutory requirements, there are other ways someone may be able
to get out of a contract. For instance, if the contract is made with someone who is drunk, that contract may be voided. A common example is someone who walks
into a tattoo parlor, obviously inebriated. Most reputable places of businesses will not give that person a tattoo under such conditions, but stories are legendary about people who receive their
tattoos under the influence. The problem is that with mentally challenged individuals, there is a recognition throughout the world that mental handicaps to some extent compromise engaging in contracts.
Someone who has a severe mental illness cannot engage in a contract. The problem with the case study is that the individual seems to be okay between bouts of mental
illness. If the individual who made the contract could not tell that the person was mentally ill, and if there is no check box on the form, or such did
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