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Under Section 32, a contract contingent on the happening of an uncertain future event:
AIs enforceable only if the event never happens
BIs enforceable at once
CIs void from the start
DCannot be enforced unless and until that event happens, and is void if the event becomes impossible
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cannot be enforced unless and until that event happens, and is void if the event becomes impossible
Section 32: such a contract is enforceable only when the event happens, and becomes void if the event becomes impossible (e.g. B to be paid on marrying C, but C dies).
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