Clyde v. Steger & Sons Piano Manufacturing Co.

The contract of an infant, except for necessaries, being voidable, may be repudiated by him either during minority or within a *193reasonable time thereafter. Bell v. Swainsboro Fertilizer Co., 12 Ga. App. 81 (76 S. E. 756). “If, however, the infant receives property or other valuable consideration, and after arrival at age retains possession of sueh property, or enjoys the proceeds of sueh valuable consideration, such a ratification of the contract shall bind him.” Civil-Code (1910), § 4233. By the terms of this section, no attempted repudiation of liability under sueh a voidable contract can be…