alleryThe rule that consideration may move from the promisee or any other person (a stranger to consideration) was affirmed in:
ABalfour v. Balfour
BChinnaya v. Ramayya
CDurga Prasad v. Baldeo
DBolton v. Madden
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Chinnaya v. Ramayya
In Chinnaya v.
Ramayya consideration moved from a third party and the promise was held enforceable
in India there can be a stranger to consideration but not a stranger to contract.
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