Explain whether the defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury and explain what you think the court’s decision should be, and your reasons why.
Infancy Doctrine
Lindsey Stroupes was 16 years old and a sophomore in high school. Antony Bradley, the manager of Finish Line Inc.’s store in a mall, offered Lindsey a position as a sale associate that she accepted. Lindsey signed an employment contract that required that all claims against Finish Line be submitted to binding arbitration. Shortly after being hired, Lindsey quit, and she and her parents file a civil action in U.S. district court against Finish Line, Inc., alleging that Bradley sexually harassed Lindsey in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Finish Line filed a motion to dismiss Lindsey’s lawsuit and to compel arbitration of her complaint. Lindsey argued that the arbitration agreement was voidable by her under the infancy doctrine because she was a minor when she signed the contract. Is Finish Line’s arbitration agreement voidable by Lindsey under the infancy doctrine?
Stroupes v. The Finish Line, Inc. 2005, U.S. Dist. Lexis 6975 ( United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2005).
- The Issue: Define the issue to be decided by the court. This is typically one sentence describing the question that the court is addressing and deciding. For example,
The issue before the court is whether the defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury. - The Court’s Decision. What you think the court’s decision should be, and your reasons why. You should support your reasoning with some legal authority. A strong answer will have for its authority, things that you have studied. .Citing legal principles, law and similar case decisions will be the most convincing.
