Multiple choice

Principle: A contract to do an act, which, after the contract is made, becomes impossible, or, by reason of some event which the promisor could not prevent, unlawful, becomes void, when the act becomes impossible or unlawful.

Fact: A, who is married to B, contracts to marry C in the month of January, next year. A, meanwhile, immediately, files for divorce from his present wife. B contests the divorce for the next two years. Which of the following is valid?

  1. C can wait another year.

  2. A must make compensation to C.

  3. C must understand that getting a divorce takes time.

  4. A need not make any compensation to C.
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Explanation

Option 1: It all depends on C, to wait or not to wait. We are not sure. Option 2: A need not compensate C as the contract becomes void. A cannot marry C in January, as he is still in a matrimonial relationship with another at the time. Option 3: It all depends on C, to wait or not to wait. We are not sure. Option 4: Yes, A is under no obligation to make any compensation to C as the contract becomes void.

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