1. 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?

Answer:
A can not sue B for the loss he has suffered because the agreement was of a social nature
; hence lacked the intention to create legal relationship –an essential element of a valid
contract.

2. 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?

Answer:
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.”

3. Mr. Rahim says in conversation to Mr. Karim that he will give Tk

10,00,000 to a person whosever marriage his daughter. Mr. Tanvir
marries Mr. Rahim’s and files a suit to recover 10,00,000. Will he
succeed?

Answer:
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.

4. A sees a book displayed in a shelf of a bookshop 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?

Answer:
The bookseller is not bound to sell the book to A because there is display of goods with
prices marked there one is only an invitation for offer, and not an offer itself.
5. 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 sell valid?

Answer:
Yes the sale is valid. Because A is under no duty to disclose the fault to B , the general
rule of law being “ let the buyer be aware.”

6. 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?

Answer:
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).

7. 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.

Answer:
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