New York Court of Appeals

International Text Book Company, Appellant v. Edward Connelly, Respondent

October 1, 1912206 N.Y. 188

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint, holding that the contract for a correspondence engineering course was not a necessary, that the infant defendant was not estopped by misrepresenting his age, that a modest post‑majority payment did not constitute ratification, and that New York law governs the contract despite its Pennsylvania origin.