Bombardier v. Goodrich
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action ok Trover brought by the plaintiff, a minor, by his next friend. Plea, the general issue. Trial by Court at the'December Term, 1919, Orange County, Butler, J., presiding. Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
[1, 2] The right of an infant to rescind his contract is unaffected by the fact that his father was present advising and approving the transaction. The assent of the father adds nothing to the binding force of an infant’s promise. The father is entitled to the earnings of his minor child, but by force of his relationship, merely, he cannot bind the minor by contracts made in his behalf, and has no authority to sell, pledge, or transfer the latter’s property. To be sure, the father is the natural guardian of the minor, but this relation only affects his right to the custody of the person, and…
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