In the 1995 case, james v lynn, a state supreme court held that a minor could cancel a contract for the sale of a car. A similar case, baker v becker, is being decided today by a trial court in the same state. If stare decisis is used to decide the baker case,

a. The court will probably allow the minor to cancel the sale.

b. The court will probably not allow the minor to cancel the contract.

c. It is impossible to tell what the court will decide because the james case is not precedent for baker.

d. It is impossible to tell what the court will decide, because the minors were not the same age.

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Mikaela Simmons

27 April, 15:17

In the 1995 case, james v lynn, a state supreme court held that a minor could cancel a contract for the sale of a car. A similar case, baker v becker, is being decided today by a trial court in the same state. If stare decisis is used to decide the baker case,

a. The court will probably allow the minor to cancel the sale.

b. The court will probably not allow the minor to cancel the contract.

c. It is impossible to tell what the court will decide because the james case is not precedent for baker.

d. It is impossible to tell what the court will decide, because the minors were not the same age.

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Anika Avery · Answer 1

In the 1995 case, James V Lynn, a state supreme court held that a minor could cancel a contract for the sale of a car. A similar case, Baker V Becker, is being decided today by a trial court in the same state. If stare decisis is used to decide the baker case, the court will probably allow the minor to cancel the sale.