The mоther оf а sоn аnd а daughter was dying. The daughter visited her mother in a hospice facility and said, “You know that I have always been the good child, and my brother has always been the bad child. Even so, you have left your property in the will to us fifty-fifty. But it would be really nice if you would sell me the family home for $100,000.” “I don't know,” said the mother. “It is worth a lot more than that-at least $250,000.” “That is true,” said the daughter. “But I have always been good and visited you, and my brother has never visited you, so that ought to be worth something. And besides, if you won't sell me the house for that price, maybe I won't visit you anymore, either.” “Oh, I wouldn't want that,” said the mother, and she signed a contract selling the house to her daughter for $100,000. Shortly thereafter, the mother died. When her son found out that the house had been sold and was not part of his mother's estate, he sued to have the contract avoided on behalf of the mother. On what ground would the contract most likely be avoided?
A mechаnic nоticed thаt his neighbоr hаd a “fоr sale” sign on his old car. The mechanic thought it would be fun to have an old car to fix up and customize, and he asked his neighbor how much he wanted for the car. The neighbor told him that he would sell the car for $400, and the mechanic responded that he would buy the car for $400. They agreed that the mechanic would come to the neighbor’s house by 6 p.m. the next day with the money. At 9:15 the next morning, the neighbor called the mechanic and told him that when he agreed to the sale the preceding day, he forgot that he had just put two new tires on the car and, therefore, would need to be paid an extra $50. The mechanic agreed to bring $450 in cash to his neighbor’s house at six o’clock that night. Is the mechanic legally bound to pay his neighbor the additional $50?