Legal Principle: A minor is not competent to enter into a contract and the law will assume that the contract never happened and everything is returned to as it was. Factual Situation: In order to pay-off the promissory note and the mortgage debt of his father, the minor son and his mother sold a piece of land to the holders of the promissory note in satisfaction of the note and mortgage debt. Later the minor brought an action to recover back the land.Issue: Is the action for recovery of land valid?Decision:

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