Answer to Question 1
a
Answer to Question 2
Contracts by minors
On this issue, the court ruled in favor of the defendants. The court reasoned that because Samsonov signed the CSKA contract before he turned eighteen years old, the agreement is voidable. There is no liability for interference with such an agreement absent employment of wrongful means, unlawful restraint of trade, or lack of competitive motive. There was no evidence the defendants acted with 'wrongful means' or without justification. Indeed, nothing shows that these defendants acted in an unlawful, unethical, unfair, dishonest, or fraudulent manner. Rather, all their actions were undertaken with the justifiable business motive of securing a business assetin this case, a star hockey player. Specifically, the evidence does not suggest that A&A surreptitiously sought to steal the Russian athlete from the CSKA, but shows that they acted only after Samsonov engaged their agency with intent to enter the American hockey world. Similarly, Arena and the Vipers did not engage in any improper conduct when signing Samsonov, but understood that he was free from other obligations.