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==Johnstone v. Hepditch Jr., 2018 NBQB 100 (CanLII)<ref name="Johnstone"/>==
==Johnstone v. Hepditch Jr., 2018 NBQB 100 (CanLII)<ref name="Johnstone"/>==


[11] In <i>Bayview Credit Union Ltd. v. Daigle (1983) 1983 CanLII 2923 (NB KB), 3 D.L.R. (4th) 95; 1983 CanLII 2923</i><ref name="Daigle"/>, Higgins J. commented on the classification of contracts involving minors at paragraph 5:
::Contracts involving minors may generally be classified into four main classes as follows:
:::1. enforceable contracts for necessities;
:::2. voidable contracts which the infant must repudiate during minority or within a reasonable time thereafter;
:::3. voidable contracts which are not binding unless and until ratified after attaining majority; and
:::4. contracts which are absolutely void.
:::See Chitty on Contracts, 24th ed. (1977), pp. 220-1, paras. 473-4.




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<ref name="Johnstone">Johnstone v. Hepditch Jr., 2018 NBQB 100 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/hscgp>, retrieved on 2023-09-21</ref>
<ref name="Johnstone">Johnstone v. Hepditch Jr., 2018 NBQB 100 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/hscgp>, retrieved on 2023-09-21</ref>
<ref name="Daigle">Bayview Credit Union Ltd. v. Daigle, 1983 CanLII 2923 (NB KB), <https://canlii.ca/t/gb5g0>, retrieved on 2023-09-21</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Date Retrieved: 2024-11-22
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Citation: Minor Child - Right to Contract, CLNP 2279, <https://rvt.link/8p>, retrieved on 2024-11-22
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Johnstone v. Hepditch Jr., 2018 NBQB 100 (CanLII)[1]

[11] In Bayview Credit Union Ltd. v. Daigle (1983) 1983 CanLII 2923 (NB KB), 3 D.L.R. (4th) 95; 1983 CanLII 2923[2], Higgins J. commented on the classification of contracts involving minors at paragraph 5:

Contracts involving minors may generally be classified into four main classes as follows:
1. enforceable contracts for necessities;
2. voidable contracts which the infant must repudiate during minority or within a reasonable time thereafter;
3. voidable contracts which are not binding unless and until ratified after attaining majority; and
4. contracts which are absolutely void.
See Chitty on Contracts, 24th ed. (1977), pp. 220-1, paras. 473-4.



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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Johnstone v. Hepditch Jr., 2018 NBQB 100 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/hscgp>, retrieved on 2023-09-21
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bayview Credit Union Ltd. v. Daigle, 1983 CanLII 2923 (NB KB), <https://canlii.ca/t/gb5g0>, retrieved on 2023-09-21