Principle: When a party to a contract has refused to perform or disabled himself from performing his promise in its entirety, the promisee may put an end to the contract, unless he has acquiesced in words to its continuance.Facts: X was a lorry driver. X was engaged by Y to supply fifteen loads of sand to Y at specified dates. X made five deliveries but wilfully abstained from delivering the sixth load on the specified date. However he delivered the rest of the loads as per the scheduled dates, which was received by Y. In the meantime Y also engaged Z, another lorry driver, to supply him further ten loads of sand. X demanded payment from Y but Y refused. Decide.Q. 6.Does Y have the right to end the contract with X?a.    No, as Y has acquiesced to the continuance of the contract, therefore he has no right to rescind the contract.b.    Yes, as X did not perform the contract in its entirety, therefore Y has the right to rescind the contract.c.    No, as X has partly performed the contract, therefore Y has no right to rescind the contract.d.    Yes, as the promisee has the right under law to rescind the contract at will.

Principle 1: When two or more persons make a joint promise, the promisee may, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, compel any of such joint promisors to perform the whole of the promise.Principle 2: A contract which completely bars the jurisdiction of the courts of law is void.Facts: X and Y are brothers. They were renovating their ancestral home. They entered into a contract with Z, wherein Z promised to supply cement to X and Y. The contract provided that Z was to deliver the cement at the site of construction at his own cost. It was further provided that the payment was to be made only after the repair and renovation work was over. The claims under the contract were to be raised against both the brothers and any dispute was subject to arbitration and the decision of the arbitrator was to be final and binding. After the repair work was complete, Z raised a claim against X for payment. Decide whether the claim of Z will be upheld.

Unless there is a valid contract, you cannot enforce someone' s promise.

Which of the following circumstances would NOT discharge a contract by frustration?The contract is one for personal services and the promisee dies before paying for the services.The contract is one for personal services and the promisor dies before performing those services.Existence of a particular thing is essential to the performance of the contract and that particular thing is destroyed after the contract is entered into and before performance is due.Performance of the contract becomes illegal through a change in the law after the contract is formed.

Which of the following refers to a contract by which one party promises to save the other from loss caused to him by the conduct of the Promisor himself, or by the conduct of any other person'?

Assume Jacob agrees to sell Michael 100 pounds of sugar on January 31 by entering into a contract. In this scenario, Jacob can breach the contract by ________.Multiple choice question.failing to making a delivery on timeintending to fulfill the obligations under the contractdelivering goods that conform to the contractmaking a delivery before time