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: P rendered services to D during his minority at D’s request, which were continued after D ceased to be a minor. After attaining majority D promised to pay an annuity to P for the services rendered in the past. Issue: What is the nature of contract and whether P can recover the money? Decision:

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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: P rendered services to D during his minority at D’s request, which were continued after D ceased to be a minor. After attaining majority D promised to pay an annuity to P for the services rendered in the past. Issue: What is the nature of contract and whether P can recover the money? Decision: