Question

Larson suffers from schizophrenia, so his family went to court and had him adjudicated incompetent so the family could appoint a guardian for him. Despite the mental illness, Larson is frequently lucid, so one day he visited an auto dealership and purchased a used car. This contract is A. Voidable, so the guardian can choose to rescind or enforce the contract B. Voidable, but only if the dealership was aware of Larson’s schizophrenia at the time of contracting C. Void, and therefore unenforceable, because of the adjudication of incompetence D. Potentially valid if Larson’s schizophrenia is not too severe

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Voidable, but only if the dealership was aware of Larson’s schizophrenia at the time of contracting

Explanation:

Schizophrenia which is a metal illness tend to affect the actions of the individual who suffers from it. Most times, the individual will be lost in his own thoughts without cognizance of his environment while at other times, he would be fully in control of his thoughts and actions.

For Larson to be able to be lucid does not negate the fact that he suffers from the mental illness hence the reason why a guardian was appointed for him.

If it happens that the dealership is aware of Larson's mental illness while going ahead to sell the car to him, it would definetly be voided. this is because, his guardiance was not consulted before the transaction was contracted.