Danton, a Mentally Impaired Person, Is Asked by Elmer to Sign

question 37

Multiple Choice

Danton, a mentally impaired person, is asked by Elmer to sign a piece of pa?per that he says is an autograph book. In fact, the document is a note. If later sued on the note by an HDC

• A) Danton must pay the note.
• B) Danton's best defense would be fraud in the execution.
• C) Danton's best defense would be fraud in the inducement.
• D) Danton's best defense would be mistake.

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