alleryThe rule that a minor's agreement is void ab initio and the money lender cannot recover was settled in:
ABalfour v. Balfour
BMohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose
CDurga Prasad v. Baldeo
DChinnaya v. Ramayya
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose
In Mohori Bibee v.
Dharmodas Ghose the mortgage by a minor was held void and the lender could not recover the advance, establishing that a minor's agreement is void ab initio.
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