In 1996, Kobe Bryant was a 17-year-old high school basketball star. He declared his intention to forgo college and enter the NBA draft. Score Board, Inc. (SBI), contacted his agent about making a deal for marketing products relating to Bryant's career. SBI forwarded a signed licensing agreement to Bryant that gave SBI the right to make licensed products, such as trading cards, with Bryant's image. Bryant rejected it and sent a signed counteroffer to SBI. SBI signed it and put it in its files. Six weeks later, Bryant turned 18, and three days after that, he deposited SBI's check for $10,000 in his account. He then began performing his obligations under the agreement, including autograph signing sessions and public appearances. He continued to perform his duties for a year and a half. At that point, SBI entered bankruptcy and Bryant sought to repudiate the contract. Had Bryant ratified the contract? Why? (In two paragraphs)
When she was 16, Schmidt was involved in an accident and taken to the hospital. Because she was unconscious, the hospital could not contact her parents but pro- vided necessary emergency care for a brain concussion and an open scalp wound. When she was discharged, her bill was $1,756. She was covered under her father's policy, and the company sent her father a check for that amount. The check was cashed, but the father did not pay the hospital. He used the money to buy another car for Schmidt. The hospital attempted to get Schmidt to pay the bill and sued her after she reached majority. Was the hospital's treatment a necessary for which she must pay? Explain why.
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