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Analyze this case on the sale of goods to minors (infants) using the IRAC Method (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) by answering the following questions. Make sure that you cite each and every sentence in your submission using the proper format for legal citations.

Note: Be sure to use the page numbers from the case, which are found embedded in the case; do NOT use the page number at the bottom of the page.

1. Identifying information about the case:
   o What is the legal citation for the case? (Hint: It is found in the header at the top of each page in the case.)
   o Who sued whom, i.e., who are the Parties (Plaintiffs and Defendants)?
   o Which court is hearing this case and how did the case get here (what is the procedural history of the case, i.e., what happened in the courts below)? Was the decision below unanimous, or do you think there was some dissension?
   o What was the date of the decision?
2. What is at issue in Dodson v. Shrader? (Hint:The issue nearly always includes the word “whether”.)
3. The Court spends a lot of time time discussing what rule the court should apply:
   • What was the case of first impression in Tennessee and when was it decided? What rule did they apply?
   • The court addresses the evolution of the case law on this subject.
   o What cases did the court cite and how did the law evolve in Tennessee?
   o What was going on in other states (“infancy doctrine”)
4. What is the Benefit Rule? Which cases in which states used this rule?
5. What was the other minority rule discussed by the Court? Which cases in which states use this rule?
6. What changes in society were described that persuaded the Tennessee Supreme Court to revisit the rule in Tennessee?
7. What is the Oregon rule and what case is cited for this rule?
   o What rule did the Tennessee Supreme Court adopt? (Hint:It is a rather lengthy rule.)
   o How did the Court justify the use of this rule in terms of public policy
8. Once the Tennessee Supreme Court adopts the rule, what is their analysis of the facts in this case? (In which paragraph did it apply its new rule to the facts in this case)
9. What was the conclusion of the court (Hint: the court’s conclusion is that the Supreme Court cannot give a final resolution in this case. What is supposed to happen next)?)