THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA
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By ROBERT E. LEE
(Far the N. C. Bat Aabwtatfoa
MINORS AND THEIR
CONTRACTS
Are parents liable sot- the
contracts of their minor
. children?
No. Parents are liable
only for actual necessaries
furnished to a minor child.
When may a minor dis
affirm his contracts?
The ordinary contracts of
a minor may be avoided by
him at any time before he
reaches his majority and
within a reasonable time
thereafter. To this rule
there is one important ex
ception: A minor cannot
avoid a conveyance of real
property made by him until
he reaches his majority.
Land is permanent and the
minor cannot be materially
injured while awaiting his
majority. The minor may,
however, prior to disaffirm
ance enter into possession of
the land during his minority
and collect the rents and
profits from it while.the title
rests in the adult.
In North Carolina a con
veyance of real property
made by a minor must be
disaffirmed within three
years after he reaches his
majority.
A minor sells corporate
shares of stock that he has
inherited. He squanders the
money he has received. Thi
corporate shares become
greatly enhanced in value.
May the minor recover thi
corporate shares or then
present value from the adult
purchaser?
Yes. The minor may dis
affirm the contract and re
cover back from the purch
aser either the corporati
shares or their present value
ke is not obligated to rc
turn the money he receive!
as the purchase price if h(
has lost or squandered it.
A husband and wife art
co-owners of a house a:
tenants by the entirety. They
wish to sell. The wife is £
minor. May the purchase!
acquire a valid title?
Yes. A North Carolint
statute confers upon a mar
ried person less than 2
years of age the power tt
execute a deed, mortgage
deed of trust or other in
strument involving an estati
in land held by the entiret.'
to the same extent as if hi
or she were an adult, pro
vided the other spouse is 2!
years of age or older.
The same rule is applic
able if real or persona
property is held with sqcl
other spouse as joint ten
ants, tenants in common, oi
in any other manner.
The statute also permit.',
the minor spouse to waive
release or renounce by writ
ing any right or interes
which he or she may hav.
in the real or personal prop
erty of the other spouse.
But the statute does no
enlarge the contractural ca
pacity of a married person
otherwise than as expressly
provided therein. Neither r
male nor a female acquires
full contractural capacity by
virtue of marriage.
How old must a person be
in North Carolina to obtain
a marriage license?
Eighteen years of age if i
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the consent of a parent is
not obtained. Persons over
16 years of age and under
18 years of age may obtain
a marriage license with the
whitten consent of one of the
parents.
When a female between
the ages of 12 and 16 is preg
nant or has given birth to a
child, a special license to
marry may be granted to the
female and the reputed fath
er with the written consent
of one of the parents of the
female, or by the guardian
of the female, or the director
of public welfare of the
county of residence of eith
er party.
Sports Afield
By TF.D KESTINO
For sportsmen in the field,
it is no great problem to
have suitable protection
against wet weather. The
old days of relatively heavy,
sticky, unwieldy oilskins is
gone —for general use, any
way. You still see them oc
casionally, but most sports
men are glad to be rid of
them once and for all. In
cold weather they turn stiff;
in hot weather they become
soft and tacky and exude an
aroma not pleasing to every
one’s nostrils.
For most outdoor use, the
full-length slicker is not to
be desired. It is noisy, it is
apt to become tangled in the
legs and the constant flap
ping and rustling is enough
to drive a parson to the
bottle. A type or subtype
of slicker is the saddle ver
sion. Saddle slickers, still
preferred by many old-tim
ers in the West, are longer
than ordinary and even have
r slit up the back (about to
the crotch). With this com
nodious rig, on horseback
not only will you yourself be
protected from the ele
ments —but so will the sad
dle, saddlebags and rifle
jeabbard and the entire up
per midsection of the steed.
This is all fine if you are
going to stay in the saddle
for hours on end (as many
Westerners do). But if you
have to dismount and walk
frequently, as in big game
hunting, a saddle slicker is
an abomination.
Much better are the newer
ightweight rainsuits. Modern
materials and know - how
make it possible for these to
je reasonably tough and en
luring yet astonishingly
light in weight.
A rainsuit, to be perfect
for use afield, should always
be cut very roomy, no mat
ter what the material. The
trousers must be able to go
easily and quickly on or off
over the biggest boots —such
as mountain boots or rubber
trip boots. There are times,
for instance, in a canoe or
boat, when it is an astute
procedure to get rid of your
rain gear in a hurry. Or
conversely, to put it on with
out delay. “You should nev
er get hung up while doing
either of these things,” points
out John Johnson, Camping
Editor of Sports Afield
Magazine. “It could be irri
tating as well as downright
dangerous.”
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