alleryStart learning →A agrees to pay B if B marries A's daughter C, already dead. The agreement is
Avalid till death is proved
Benforceable on A's estate
Cvoidable at B's option
Dvoid, though none knew
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. void, though none knew
The event was impossible when the agreement was made, and ignorance of the parties does not save it.
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