Question

Principle: When a person who has made a promise to another person to do something does not fulfill his promise, another person becomes entitled to receive, from the person who did not fulfill his promise, compensation in the form of money.
Facts: X made a promise to Y to repair his car engine. Y made the payment for repair. After the repair, Y went for a drive in the same car. While driving the car, Y met with an accident due to bursting of the tyre.

• A. X will be entitled to receive compensation from Y in the form of money.
• B. Y will be entitled to receive compensation from X in the form of money.
• C. X will not be entitled to receive compensation.
• D. Y will not be entitled to receive compensation from X.

Hint:

In contract law, when a promise is broken, the promisee (the person who was promised something) is entitled to compensation, especially when the breach causes harm.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The principle suggests that when a person makes a promise to do something and does not fulfill it, the other party becomes entitled to compensation in the form of money. In this case, X made a promise to repair Y's car engine, but after the repair, Y experienced an accident, which was likely related to the repair work that was incomplete or improper (as suggested by the burst tyre). Therefore, Y is entitled to receive compensation from X for the incident.
Thus, the correct answer is (B). Option (A) is incorrect because X had made the promise to repair, not to compensate Y. Option (C) is incorrect because X is liable for not fulfilling the promise. Option (D) is incorrect because Y is entitled to compensation from X, not the other way around.