Gloria, 15, Is Interested in Art and Frequently Visits the Antiques

question 7

Multiple Choice

Gloria, 15, is interested in art and frequently visits the antiques market on the Portobello Road. On a stall owned by Anthony, 56, she sees a sketch which she is sure was drawn by Constable. The sketch costs £300. She buys the sketch and subsequently tries to get it authenticated. A week later, Anthony reads in a local paper that the sketch he sold to Gloria is worth £25,000 and that several London museums have been interested in buying it. Can Anthony recover the painting by pleading Gloria's incapacity as a minor?

• A) Yes, a contract concluded between a minor and an adult is void for incapacity.
• B) Yes, a contract concluded between a minor and an adult is voidable for incapacity. Gloria has not yet passed title in the property to any museum.
• C) No, a contract concluded between a minor and an adult is enforceable by the minor. Anthony cannot escape the bad bargain by pleading Gloria's incapacity.

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