Donald, a minor, makes a contract with Albert, an adult, to buy a motorcycle. One week later, Donald has his eighteenth birthday and shortly thereafter tells Albert he will pick up the motorcycle next week. In this case:
A) Donald has expressly ratified the contract.
B) the contract must be renegotiated, because Donald was a minor when it was made.
C) Donald can change his mind and avoid the contract, because it was made when he was a minor.
D) the contract is void ab initio , because Donald was a minor at the time it was made.

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Donald's actions suggest that he has expressly ratified the contract by agreeing to pick up the motorcycle and indicating intention to complete the transaction. Ratification is the act of accepting and giving legal force to a contract that was otherwise voidable, such as a contract made by a minor. Once Donald turned 18, he had the ability to ratify or reject the contract, and his actions indicate that he chose to ratify it.

Donald, a Minor, Makes a Contract with Albert, an Adult