Mickey Ward Sells Life Story for just $1,000

Boxer Victim of "Classic Bait
and Switch"

Ward filed suit yesterday in Lowell Superior Court to try to void
a contract he claims he was duped into signing that gave away the rights
to his life story for a mere $1,000. He signed a five-page agreement
and accepted a check for $1,000, believing he had been paid only to play
a small role
in a
film about his half-brother’s life.

But when several Hollywood producers and actor Mark Wahlberg began negotiating
with Ward’s representatives to make a film based on his rise from the streets
of Lowell to working-class hero, they received letters ordering them to cease
and desist.

"Micky had no idea what he was
signing. There was no way he could have understood the legal language
in that contract" according to his lawyer. from
the Boston Globe

Questions for my law students, who just finished Contracts:
Is this contract valid and enforceable? Why or why not? What factors
will the court’s decision depend on?