Parrent v. Midway Toyota
Montana Supreme Court
626 P.2d 848 (1981)
Relevant factsFree
Melvin Parrent (plaintiff), a minor injured at work for Midway Toyota (defendant), negotiated a final settlement of his workers' compensation claim through the company's claims adjuster with his mother Hermione present throughout, but ultimately signed the agreement himself without any adult co-signature; when Melvin later petitioned to reopen his claim, the Workers' Compensation Court treated Hermione's participation and presence as equivalent to her co-signing and ruled for Midway.
IssueFree
Whether the infancy doctrine allows a minor to disaffirm any contract the minor entered into without an adult's co-signature.