Question

Pat is a rich boy whose parents supply him with every conceivable necessity of life. While still a minor, Pat buys a coat on credit from a men's store for $5,000. After wearing the coat for a while, Pat decides that it bores him and that he would like to disaffirm. Which of the following is most likely to be true? Assume that Pat is still a minor.

A. Pat can disaffirm the contract, but the store will sue him for deceit.
B. Pat cannot disaffirm the contract, and he is liable for the full price of the coat ($5,000).
C. Pat cannot disaffirm the contract, but he is liable only for the reasonable value of the coat.
D. Pat can disaffirm the contract, and he must return the coat.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Generally speaking, a minor may disaffirm a contract at any time during minority or for a reasonable time after the minor comes of age. When a minor disaffirms a contract, all property that he or she has transferred as consideration can be recovered -- even if it was subsequently transferred to a third party. But to say something is disaffirm is to say it never exsited so therefore the store would be able to sue.