Question

The High-End Electronic Store is located in a poor neighborhood. Sam Shyster is the sales manager at High-End Electronic. He puts a sign in the window reading, "New state of the art LED Television - only $19." Frankie Stein, fourth-grade dropout, sees the sign and comes in and wants to buy one. Frankie asks, "Is it really $19?" Sam says, "Yeah, take a look at this contract. See? $19!" What Sam doesn't point out is that it's $19 a month for 10 years, chargeable to a credit card. This is in small print buried toward the bottom of a 10-page contract. Sam tells Frankie to sign and he does, although he has difficulty understanding the contract at all. Decide.

Answer 1

Legally, Frankie has signed the contract . It was his duty to first verify and read the contract in detail and then only sign it. However the main condition was written is small letters and Sam intentionally did not explain the entire contract to Frankie. Instead, forced him to sign hurriedly. Thus, Sam can be charged for having deceived Frankie and not having a readable and completely understandable format. Actually, his intention of deceiving and misinforming customer is clearly understood. Thus, though it is a written contract, Sam can be charged with charges of deceit and cheating customers.