My father signed a contract a couple of years ago to take out some furniture . My father has wide angle glaucoma and cannot see but just signed the best he could where they told him to. Now the person he cosigned with pulled out some furniture under that same account and the contract supposedly stated that they do not need to give him prior notice beforehand when there is an account change. My father had no way of knowing this and now we are slammed by bills for furniture we dont own or have owned. Will my dad be held accountable for his signature even though it was well known he was disabled at the time of signing, and that he wasn't explained the details of the contract. Thanks for your answers dont quite have lawyer money yet.
2007-06-12 15:18:06 · 12 answers · asked by Raul P 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He has grounds to fight paying for the second purchase. Why don't you contact the person he was so close to that he co-signed on a contract for him? You need to get a copy of the original contract and read it yourself. Your father should have gotten your involved before he screw up. If he is senile that would be grounds to make the contract null and void. Hope he doesn't go around signing anything else without having you read it and read it to him.
2007-06-12 15:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course any competent adult is bound by his contracts, oral or written.
You can't just trot out a disability later as an excuse for not reading the contract in the same way you can't say "I didn't read it before I signed it". He would have the burden of proving the formation of the contract was somehow unlawful, unconscionable, incorrect, or otherwise voidable, and your facts don't seem to support any such excuse. The assertion,"My father had no way of knowing this," is simply not true; he could have had an attorney look at it and point out the possible problems. He chose to enter the contract without understanding it, that's his problem. He's blind, not mentally incompetent.
2007-06-12 15:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Nuff Sed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honey never sign a contract without reading/ or having it read to you by a lawyer. I dont know what will happen in this case but be sure, if you dont understand a contract or if you are having doubts about signing it then DONT sign. This is a lesson you and your father will never forget. Sorry you had to find this out the hardway. And if you have questions about the
contract then ASK ASK ASK and if they dont want to take the time to answer your questions,then they dont need your business.
2007-06-20 09:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by TFALES 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My boyfriend is blind. He has been all his life. I asked him and he said it was your father's responsibility to have the contract read to him. The only disability that carries any weight with contracts is a mental disability. If your father was mentally capable, he is responsible for his actions. My boyfriend did mention that there are services available to help your father learn independence skills.
2007-06-14 07:03:49 · answer #4 · answered by upallnightwithalex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure he could contest it because he did not have the capacity to enter into a contract with that type of disability. Just make sure he has documentation that he was inflicted with that condition at the time he signed the contract.
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2016-10-09 02:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If his only income is social security disability, he is judgment proof. He could have a legal judgment against his home, if he owns one, but they could not put him out of his home until he either dies or is admitted permanently to a nursing home. What a$$hole rental company does this type of scum bag stunt? Is is a national company?
2007-06-19 17:03:54 · answer #7 · answered by drvndrm2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course he will . any contract has to be witnessed. Also any reasonable sighted person would get a lawyer who would then be resonsible for the protection of their interests. Obviously a blind person should not commit to something he/she hasn't seen without a lawyer. that would be stupid and the law doesnt protect against stupidity.
2007-06-18 00:31:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think as long as you Dad knew he had vision problems, it was his responsibility to make sure he had someone with him to read the contract for him.
2007-06-12 15:24:11 · answer #9 · answered by csbiup 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That wasn't very nice of them at all! You got a good case!
2007-06-20 15:09:00 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋