Legal Principle: In a contract with a minor, if the other party hands over any money or confers any other benefit on the minor, the same shall not be recoverable from the minor unless the other party was deceived by the minor to hand over money or any other benefit. The other party will have to show that the minor misrepresented her age, he was ignorant about the age of the minor and that he handed over the benefit on the basis of such representation. Factual Situation: X, a minor, insured his goods with an insurance company. The goods were damaged. X filed a suit for claim. The insurance company took the plea that the person on whose behalf the goods were insured was a minor. The court rejected the plea and allowed the minor to recover the insurance money. Issue: Will the minor be entitled to recover the insurance money? Decision:

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Legal Principle: In a contract with a minor, if the other party hands over any money or confers any other benefit on the minor, the same shall not be recoverable from the minor unless the other party was deceived by the minor to hand over money or any other benefit. The other party will have to show that the minor misrepresented her age, he was ignorant about the age of the minor and that he handed over the benefit on the basis of such representation. Factual Situation: X, a minor, insured his goods with an insurance company. The goods were damaged. X filed a suit for claim. The insurance company took the plea that the person on whose behalf the goods were insured was a minor. The court rejected the plea and allowed the minor to recover the insurance money. Issue: Will the minor be entitled to recover the insurance money? Decision:





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