Mary is a bartender at a local pub. The state in which Mary works requires all bartenders to be licensed. No special education or experience is required, but one must pay $25 per year for the license. Mary was not aware of this, so she did not obtain a license. When her boss found out about this, he refused to pay Mary for the two weeks of work that she had done. Mary sues. What results?

A noncompete agreement will be found not to violate public policy so long as it meets the required tests for reasonableness.

Promissory estoppel is an equitable doctrine that prevents the withdrawal of a promise by the promisor if it will adversely affect a promisee who has changed his or her position in justifiable reliance on the promise.

If a court finds that the subject matter of a contract is not legal, the court will undo the contract and place the parties in the status quo.

The doctrine of unconscionability is available in most cases when a party has made a bad bargain.

An exculpatory clause releasing a white water adventure rafting company from liability for all injuries it causes is:

Julie buys an auto from John when she is 17. When she turns 21, Julie decides that she does not want the automobile. The age of majority in Julie’s state is 18. Can Julie disaffirm this contract?

Someone who is not yet a licensed real estate agent can legally collect a fee for real estate services.

Minors are liable for the contract price of any necessaries of life for which they contract.

Generally, the courts will not enforce an illegal contract, but will leave the parties where it finds them.