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§ 13-5-3. Exemption From Contractual Liability of Minor

The exemption of a minor from contractual liability is a personal privilege. The party contracting with a minor may not plead it unless he was ignorant of the fact at the time of the contract nor may third persons avail themselves of it as a defense. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2694; Code 1868, § […]

§ 13-5-4. Mistake of Fact or Law

If the consideration upon which a contract is based was given as a result of a mutual mistake of fact or of law, the contract cannot be enforced. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2707; Code 1868, § 2701; Code 1873, § 2743; Code 1882, § 2743; Civil Code 1895, § 3660; Civil Code 1910, § […]

§ 13-5-5. Fraud

Fraud renders contracts voidable at the election of the injured party. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2715; Code 1868, § 2709; Code 1873, § 2751; Code 1882, § 2751; Civil Code 1895, § 3669; Civil Code 1910, § 4254; Code 1933, § 20-502. Cross references. General rules of pleading and requirement of setting forth fraud […]