31. Regarding invalid contracts, there are two subgroups to distinguish : void contracts and voidable contracts. 32. No more talks about voidables and escalators and other terminology that leaves most fans glassy-eyed. 33. Acts attempted by a corporation that are beyond the scope of its charter are void or voidable . 34. Other courts treat violations as voidable ( not necessarily void " ab initio " ). 35. I put on one side contracts or transactions which are voidable for fraud or misrepresentation or mistake. 36. A defect in the essential requisites renders the marriage voidable and thus can be subject to annulment. 37. Denning LJ, concurring, said the contract was valid at law, but voidable in equity. 38. But this was a unique situation, made possible by the " voidable " escape clause. 39. The Lions have never offered a voidable contract to anyone and say they are not about to start. 40. The sticking point is Wadsworth's demand for voidable years at the midpoint of a long contract.
