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In Abel v. Baker, a state supreme court held that a minor could cancel a contract for the sale of a car. Now a trial court in the same state is deciding Charles v. Delta, a case with similar facts. Under the doctrine of stare decisis, the trial court is likely to

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The definition of stare decisis is “the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.”

If the case is in the same state as the appellate court then the trial court will have to follow the precedent set by said appellate court. Most likely the case will be dismissed

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