LawgistThe Indian Contract Act
34When event on which contract is contingent to be deemed impossible, if it is the future conduct of a living person
If the future event on which a contract is contingent is the way in which a person will act at an unspecified time, the event shall be considered to become impossible when such person does anything which renders it impossible that he should so act within any definite time, or otherwise than under further contingencies.
Illustration
A agrees to pay B a sum of money if B marries C. C marries D. The marriage of B to C must now be considered impossible, although it is possible that D may die and that C may afterwards marry B.
Download our fully-offline, High speed android app.- Click here
OF CONTINGENT CONTRACTS
- 31 "Contingent contract" defined
- 32 Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happening
- 33 Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening
- 34 When event on which contract is contingent to be deemed impossible, if it is the future conduct of a living person
- 35 When contracts become void which are contingent on happening of specified event within fixed time . When contracts may be enforced, which are contingent on specified event not happening within fixed time
- 36 Agreement contingent on impossible events void
