Multiple choice

Principle: Where a person lawfully does anything for another person, or delivers anything to him, not intending to do so gratuitously, and such other person enjoys the benefit thereof, the latter is bound to make compensation to the former in respect of, or to restore, the thing so done or delivered. Fact: A, a trader, forgets his goods by mistake at his colleague B’s house. The goods, being perishable in nature, were consumed by B. A, knowing about the nature of goods, does not enquire further on the goods from B.

  1. B is not obligated to compensate A since goods anyway wouldn’t have lasted long enough to sustain transit.

  2. B needs to compensate A.

  3. A has no right to demand compensation.

  4. A should not demand compensation as he was the one who had forgotten his goods.
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Explanation

Option 1: Irrespective of the nature of the goods, perishable or enduring, if B consumes the goods, he needs to recompense A as A had no reason to leave his goods in B’s possession.

Option 2: Yes, for reason as mentioned in option 1.

Option 3: No, A has every right to demand compensation as A did not leave the goods at B’s place for any intended purpose. Option 4: No, even though A forgot the goods at B’s place, he never intended that B should use/consume the goods.

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