Roberto purchased a truck on credit from Dawson Auto Sales a

Roberto purchased a truck on credit from Dawson Auto Sales, a month before his eighteenth birthday. Roberto made regular monthly payments for eleven months but then returned the truck to the dealer and made no fur­ther payments on it. The dealer sold the truck and sued Roberto to recover the difference be­tween the amount obtained by the sale of the truck and the money Roberto still owed to the dealer. Roberto re­fused to pay on the ground that he had been a minor at the time of pur­chase and had dis­affirmed the contract after he had reached the age of majority. Will the car dealer suc­ceed in its claim that the ten monthly payments made after Roberto turned eighteen consti­tuted a ratification of the purchase contract? Discuss and explain your answer!

Solution

Answer : Yes, dealer is succeeded here. From the given information it is clear to us that Roberto\'s age was 17 year 11 month at the truck purchasing time and he made eleven monthly payment from the purchasing time. This means that after 18th birthday Roberto made 10 monthly payments. Therefore, dealer is succeed to maintain the purchase contract in which it is mentioned that when Roberto will turn to his 18th birthday then he will made 10 monthly payments.