Legal Opinion

Hurwitz v. Barr Ex Rel. Barr

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 9, 1963No. 3260PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellee, an infant, purchased a motor scooter for $240 from appellant, also an infant. Approximately one week later, ap-pellee sought to rescind the contract on the ground that the motor scooter was defective. Appellee tendered back to appellant the scooter, but appellant refused to return the purchase price. Thereafter suit was brought and judgment entered for appellee ordering the return of the purchase price upon tender to appellant of the scooter. This appeal followed.

The question presented is whether the general rule that the contracts of an infant are voidable at…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. MacGreal v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Drude v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
  3. Schmidt v. HortonNevada Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Dodson v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  5. Gannon v. ManningDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1914

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re J.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Watkins v. Atlantic Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
  3. 718 ASSOCIATES v. BanksDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. In Re JMDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991

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