alleryStart learning →After one of several joint promisors dies, who must fulfil the promise?
AThe surviving promisors alone
BThe dead man's estate alone
CHis representative with survivors
DNobody, as the promise ends
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. His representative with survivors
Section 42 keeps the liability joint, passing the dead promisor's share to his representative alongside the survivors.
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