A court adjudicates Huck mentally incompetent and appoints Inez to be his guardian. Later, without Inez's knowledge, Huck signs a contract to sell his farm to Galen for its real market value. The contract is :
a. void.
b. enforceable if Huck was the record owner of the farm.
c. enforceable if Huck knew the market value of the farm
d. enforceable if Huck comprehended the consequences.
this is because Huck has been declared as mentally incompetent by the court and that can only be changed by the court as well. so, when he agrees to sell and create a contract, it becomes void, no matter the value is or how closely it relates to the market value.
if it was Inez who came into the contract, then the contract would have been legally binding.
The contract is void, because when someone is declared mentally incompetent by court, he/she cannot enter into a valid contract. Only the guardian/agent can be the signing authority on his/her behalf. In this case since Huck has signed the contract it will be considered void.
