1) In May, Mike, a 17 years old college student, was introduced to Dover, the operator of a summer camp, through Excel Employment Agency. Mike and Dover entered into a written agreement whereby Dover hired Mike as a camp counselor during the summer vacation period at a salary of $2,000 per month. Mike also agreed in writing to pay Excel Employment Agency acertain commisssion for their services. In June, Miek discovered that he had failed one of his final exams, and decided that, instead of working, he would attend college during the summer session. Mike disaffirmed both contracts.
a) What right, if any, do Dover and Excel Employment Agency have against Mike? Explain
b) Would you answer to (a) be the same if, when he entered into the contracts, Mike had fraudulently misrepresented his age as 18? Explain.
2) The fatehr of a 17 year old daughter, Alicia, sent his daughter away to college, and paid Alicia's expenses for board, clothing and tuition.
a) Assume that Alicia decided to occupy her spare time, and accordingly contracted to take a two year correspondence course in computer repair with Careers Correspondence School. After Alicia became 18, she continued to receive the course materials for 6 months, did the correspondence lesssons, used the books sent to her, and made six monthly payments. Then she notified Careers Correspondence School that she disaffirmed any further obligation under the contract. In an action by Careers Correspondence School against Alicia to recover the balance due under the contract, judgement for whom? Explain.
b) Assume that while Alicia was 17, her father suffered financial reverses and Alicia and her father agreed that thereafter Alicia was on her own. In order to return to colleg, Alicia borrowed $25,000 from the college's student Aid Fund to cover her expenses for the next year. The loan was payable at the end of 3 years. When Alicia became 18, she immediately notified the college that she disaffirmed the loan agreement. May the college enforce the loan agreement against Alicia? Explain