Fact Pattern 12-2
Organic Farms Company contracts to buy two tracts of land from Prime Bottomland, Inc. Both parties believe that the two tracts are adjacent, but in fact they are not. Prime Bottomland is still willing to sell the land, but under these circumstances the deal would adversely affect Organic Farms.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 12-2. Because of the parties' belief about the adjacency of the property, their contract is
A) unavoidable.
B) unconscionable.
C) unenforceable.
D) voidable.

Question

Fact Pattern 12-2 
Organic Farms Company contracts to buy two tracts of land from Prime Bottomland, Inc. Both parties believe that the two tracts are adjacent, but in fact they are not. Prime Bottomland is still willing to sell the land, but under these circumstances the deal would adversely affect Organic Farms.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 12-2. Because of the parties' belief about the adjacency of the property, their contract is
A) unavoidable.
B) unconscionable.
C) unenforceable.
D) voidable.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The contract is voidable because there was a mutual mistake regarding a material fact (the adjacency of the land), which adversely affects one of the parties.