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Cases for discussion on the Topic - The Contract Act, 1872- Remaining Part

Ca%e 1.

A %&'nd!er ca!!ed ( &ent 'nto P)% je&e!!ery %ho*. +e %e!ected %ome je&e!!ery then

%a'd I am S'r G, a &e!!-no&n m'!!'ona're. +e a/e an addre%%. P checed thete!e*hone d'rectory and found S'r G at the addre%% '/en. The %&'nd!er %a'd he &ou!don!y tae *art of the je&e!!ery &'th h'm and &hen the che0ue '% c!eared, he &ou!dcome ac and *'c u* the re%t. +e a/e a che0ue for 3,444 and on e'n a%ed&hether he &anted to tae the je&e!% &'th h'm, he re*!'ed you had etter et theche0ue c!eared f'r%t, ut I %hou!d !'e to tae the r'n a% 't%) my &'fe)% 'rthdaytomorro&. P then too the che0ue and a/e the %&'nd!er *art of the je&e!!ery. +etoo a r'n &orth 564 and *!eded 't &'th B. The che0ue &a% ounced.

Ca%e 2.

$n the 24th u!y, 186, the re%*ondent, 9, e:ecuted a mortae 'n fa/or of B, amoney-!ender carry'n on u%'ne%% at Ca!cutta to %ecure the re*ayment of ;%.24,444

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Ca%e 5.

P!a'nt'ff% &ere the o&ner% of the m'!! &ho%e o*erat'on &a% %to**ed due to thereaae of a cran %haft. The %haft had to e %ent to the en'neer% of themanufactur'n ? and Co.@ a% a *attern for the ne& one. P!a'nt'ff% u%ed P and Co a%

carr'er% to tran%*ort the roen %haft to the manufacturer. The de!'/ery &a% de!ayedfor %e/era! day%. A% a re%u!t, P!a'nt'ff% !o%t %e/era! day% *rof't from the m'!! thatother&'%e they &ou!d ha/e earned, 'f the %haft had een de!'/ered on t'me to themanufacturer. P!a'nt'ff% %ued defendant% for !o%% of *rof't.

Ca%e 6.

The P!a'nt'ff, 9 and Co. manufactured tyre% and &anted to 'm*o%e reta'! *r'cema'ntenance on the'r %a!e to the *u!'c. 9 and Co %o!d tyre% to > and Co, a&ho!e%a!er, > and Co areed &'th the P!a'nt'ff%, 9 and Co, to uy a %*ec'f'c 0uant'ty

of P!a'nt'ff%) tyre% 'n con%'derat'on of ota'n'n d'%count% on the !'%t *r'ce. > and Co,further areed not to %e!! the%e tyre% to trade uyer% for !e%% than !'%t *r'ce un!e%% a%'m'!ar underta'n '% '/en y tho%e trade uyer% that they &ou!d o%er/e theP!a'nt'ff%) !'%t *r'ce. S and Co, a reta'!er ordered 9 and Co tyre% form > and Co andareed 'n &'th > and Co 'n return for rece'/'n a d'%count from > and Co that they&ou!d not %e!! or offer the%e tyre% to any *r'/ate cu%tomer% at !e%% than !'%t *r'ce. Sand Co d'd %e!! the tyre% at e!o& !'%t *r'ce and the P!a'nt'ff% %ued them for reach.

Ca%e .

r. G the A**e!!ant and r. &ere manaer% of jo'nt fam'!'e% entered 'nto

*artner%h'* to carry out &aer'n contract &'th 2 f'rm% 'n +a*ur. The oject of thecontract of *artner%h'* &a% to enter 'nto for&ard contract for *urcha%e of &heat 'nfuture. They entered 'nto an areement %tat'n that the *rof't or !o%% ar'%'n fromu%'ne%% &'!! e %hared y them e0ua!!y. Ba%ed on th'% areement r. entered 'ntoa numer of contract% &'th the f'rm% 'n +a*ur &h'ch re%u!ted 'n hue !o%%. r. Grefu%ed to %hare the !o%% and the ent're amount due to the merchant% &ere *a'd y r.. r. f'!ed a %u't for the reco/ery of ha!f of the amount that &a% due to h'm a% *erthe areement.

Ca%e 7.

S D a %on fored the %'nature% of h'% father- on certa'n *rom'%%ory note%. Ba%'n onthem, an a/e !oan. "ater the an found the forery. They ca!!ed , and threatenedto 'n%t'tute cr'm'na! *roceed'n% aa'n%t S, and ad/'%ed. To *re/ent %uch cr'm'na!*roceed'n%, - ouht to ha/e %ett!ed &'th the an and to *ay the ent're amount ofdet. 9ue to the threat, &a% com*e!!ed to %ett!e &'th the an and *a'd the amount."ater, %ued the an for the reco/ery of the amount.

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