When Mary was 17 years old,she was asked to become a partner in an clothing design shop because she created brilliant clothing designs.Mary liked the idea at the time and signed a partnership agreement/contract.However,after working for a month,she decided that it was not something she wanted to do.After Mary turned 18,she decided to stop being a partner in the clothing shop.In this situation
A)Mary can repudiate the partnership contract because it is not a beneficial contract of service.
B)so long as Mary does not affirm or ratify the partnership contract,she can repudiate it.
C)there is nothing that Mary can do because she is now 18 years of age.
D)there is nothing that Mary can do because she is bound by a beneficial contract of service.
E)there is nothing Mary can do because she signed the partnership agreement/contract.

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Since Mary has not affirmed or ratified the partnership contract after turning 18, she can repudiate it. This is because she was a minor at the time she signed the contract and thus lacked capacity to enter into a binding contract. However, if she had affirmed or ratified the contract after turning 18, it would have become binding on her.

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