In State X,persons Must Be at Least Eighteen Years Old

question 6

Essay

In State X,persons must be at least eighteen years old before they can purchase alcoholic beverages.The state also has passed a law requiring that persons who prepare and serve liquor in the form of drinks in com?mercial establishments be licensed.The only requirement for obtaining a yearly license is that the person be at least eighteen years old.Moffitt,aged thirty-five,is hired as a bartender for the Lone Star Restaurant.Bekins,a staunch alumnus of a nearby university,brings twenty of his friends to the restaurant to celebrate a football victory.Bekins has or?dered four rounds of drinks,and the bar bill exceeds $200.Bekins learns that Moffitt has failed to renew his bartender's license,and Bekins re?fuses to pay,claiming the contract is unenforceable.Is Bekins correct?

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