01. A invites B to a dinner. B accepts the invitation.

A made elaborate arrangement

but B failed to turn up. Can A sue B for the loss he has suffered?
Ans. No, A cannot sue B for the loss he has suffered because the agreement between A and
B is not enforceable by law. It is a social agreement.

02. A agrees to pay B Tk 1000 and in consideration B agrees to write for him 200
pages within five minutes. Is it a valid contract?
Ans. No, it is not a valid contract. It is a void agreement because as per section 56 An
agreement to do an act impossible in itself is void.

03. Mr. Rahim says in conversation to Mr. Karim that he will give Tk 10,00,000 to a
person whosoever marriage his daughter. Mr. Tanvir marries Mr. Rahims
daughter and files a suit to recover Tk 10,00,000. Will he succeed?
Ans. No, Mr. Rahim has expressed his wish only and has never made an offer with a view to
obtaining the assent of the other party.

04. A sees a book displayed in a shelf of a book shop with a price tag of Tk 260. A
tenders Tk 260 on the counter and asks for the book. The bookseller refuses to
sell saying that the book has already been sold to someone else and he does not
have another copy of that book in the stock. Is the bookseller bound to sell the
book to A?
Ans. No. the bookseller is not bound to sell the book to A because a display of goods with
prices marked there on is only an invitation for offer, and not an offer itself.

05. B offered to sell his car to A for Tk 500,000. A accepts to purchase it for Tk
480,000. B refused to sell the car for Tk 480,000. Subsequently, A agrees to
purchase the car for Tk 500,000 but B refused to sell the car. A sues B for the
specific performance of the contract. Will he succeed?
Ans. No A wont succeed because As first reply is a counter offer and not an acceptance of
Bs offer and has put an end to the original offer. After having made the counter offer, A
cannot accept the original offer which has already come to an end. Hence, B is not bound
to sell his car to A.
06. A sold his business to B without disclosing this to his customers. C, an old
customer sent an order for goods to A by name. B, the new owner, executed the
order. Is C bound to accept the goods?
Ans. No. C is not bound to accept the goods because a specific offer made to A can be
accepted only by A and none else.

07. For a valid consideration from B, A makes a promise to B to render some service
to C. C sues A on the promise. Discuss whether he can succeed?
Ans. No C cannot succeed. The general rule of law is that a stranger to a contract cannot
sue. In this case, C is not a party to the contract and therefore he cannot enforce the
promise.

08. A, sells a horse to B knowing fully well that the horse is vicious. A does not
disclose the nature of the horse to B. Is the sale valid?
Ans. Yes, the sale is valid, because A is not bound to disclose the fault to B. The general rule
of law being let the buyer beware.

09. X promised Y, his nephew, a reward of Tk 2,000 if he refrained from smoking for
two years. Y does so. Is he entitled to the reward?
Ans. Yes, Y is entitled to the reward. In this case, Y at the desire of X refrained from
smoking for two years. This is a valid consideration in the form of an act of abstinence vide
Section 2(d).

10. A contracts to pay a sum of money to B on a specified day. A does not pay the
amount on that day. B in consequence of not receiving the money on that day, is
unable to pay his debts and is totally ruined. B claims heavy damages. Advise A.
Ans. A is liable to pay interest only from the specified day up to the date of payment. B
cannot claim heavy damages unless A had notice of the special circumstances resulting in
the special loss at the time of entering into the contract.