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CA Foundation Contingent and Quasi Contracts — practice questions — page 2

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Under section 70, one who lawfully delivers a thing, not meaning it as a gift, can claim compensation if the otherRead the answer and worked solution →A saves B's property from fire. A cannot claim compensation ifRead the answer and worked solution →Which section makes the finder of goods responsible like a bailee?Read the answer and worked solution →A person who finds another's goods and takes custody of them has the same responsibility as aRead the answer and worked solution →Which section requires repayment of money paid by mistake or under coercion?Read the answer and worked solution →A and B jointly owe C 100 rupees. A pays it, then B unknowingly pays 100 again. C mustRead the answer and worked solution →A person who received money under coercion mustRead the answer and worked solution →Quasi-contract rests on the maxim that no one shouldRead the answer and worked solution →The maxim Nemo debet locupletari ex aliena jactura is associated with the law ofRead the answer and worked solution →The notion of a quasi-contract can be traced to which legal system?Read the answer and worked solution →A quasi-contract differs from an ordinary contract because its obligation isRead the answer and worked solution →In common law, quasi-contract is traced to which medieval form of action?Read the answer and worked solution →In most common law jurisdictions, quasi-contract has been superseded by the law ofRead the answer and worked solution →Quantum meruit is a Latin phrase meaningRead the answer and worked solution →In contract law, quantum meruit refers to the reasonable value ofRead the answer and worked solution →A worker with an express contract fixing pay cannot abandon it and sue onRead the answer and worked solution →Quantum meruit and unjust enrichment areRead the answer and worked solution →Which was one of the common money counts within indebitatus assumpsit?Read the answer and worked solution →The law of quasi-contract was generally used to enforceRead the answer and worked solution →Which section binds one enjoying the benefit of a non-gratuitous act to compensate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which section gives compensation for failing to discharge an obligation resembling a contract?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Under section 70, one who lawfully delivers a thing, not meaning it as a gift, can claim compensation if the other

  1. is a minor child
  2. refuses delivery
  3. enjoys the benefit
  4. gives written consent
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Correct answer: C. enjoys the benefit

The recipient who enjoys the benefit of a non-gratuitous act must pay compensation or restore the thing.

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A saves B's property from fire. A cannot claim compensation if

  1. A acted gratuitously
  2. B was unaware of the fire
  3. A is a stranger to B
  4. the property was insured
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Correct answer: A. A acted gratuitously

Section 70 needs an intention not to act gratuitously, which is absent when the facts show A meant it as a favour.

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Which section makes the finder of goods responsible like a bailee?

  1. Section 70
  2. Section 68
  3. Section 69
  4. Section 71
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Correct answer: D. Section 71

Section 71 puts the finder of goods who takes custody under a bailee's responsibility.

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