Multiple choice

Which of the following contracts is specifically enforceable?

  1. A, an author, contracts with B, a publisher, to complete a literary work.

  2. A contracts to sell and B contracts to buy a residential building.

  3. A contracts to marry B.

  4. A contract by a guardian to purchase immovable property on behalf of a minor.
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Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Literary work is based on personal qualification of an author. Option (2) is correct: It is a contract that can be specifically enforceable. Option (3) is incorrect: It cannot be specifically enforceable as marriage is the personal decision of a person. Option (4) is incorrect: A minor is not bound to specifically enforce an act.

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