Question

Judy is a widow who has just sold a valuable parcel of commercial real estate. the proceeds of the sale will keep her from being impoverished during her retirement. judy dotes on her only son, chris. chris asks his mother to invest the proceeds in his restaurant, which is faltering, and lets his mother know that if she does not do so, she will probably never see chris again. judy is unsure, but because she wants to please chris, she agrees to his request. that evening, she has a change of heart and demands that chris return the funds to her. chris claims that they have formed a binding contract. the contract may be voidable, though, because it was formed as a result of

Answer 1

The contract is likely to be voidable because it was formed as a result of undue influence. Undue influence is being defined as an individual’s way of influencing others by means of having them to induced them rather than using their own free will or they are influenced without their full attention that can lead to certain consequences.