Question

Farmer Brown contracts to buy two tracts of land from Farmer Sal. Both parties believe that the two tracts are adjacent, but in fact they are not. Farmer Sal is still willing to sell the land, but Farmer Brown is adversely affected by the tracts not being adjacent. Because of this misunderstanding regarding the adjacency of the tracts, their contract is

Answer 1

Voidable.

Step-by-step explanation:

A voidable contract can be defined as a formal and legal contract established between two parties, which can be canceled if it is the option of any of the parties involved, if there are legal reasons.

Some of the reasons that cause a contract to be canceled can be:

• Mistakes
• Fraud
• Undue duress
• One or more unacceptable terms
• A breach of contract

Therefore, if one of the parties finds a defect in the contract and chooses not to reject it, the contract remains enforceable and valid.

Answer 2

Answer: unenforceable by either party.

Explanation: The contract becomes unenforceable due to a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of information regarding the said property. What farmer brown needs is a land which both tract are adjacent, which farmer sal believes he has. This is not the case as both tract are not adjacent. Though farmer sal is still willing to sell, the original contract becomes unenforceable due to misrepresentation of information pertaining to the land.