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Section 75 Contract Act — Party rightfully rescinding cont ract, entitled to compensation

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Official PDF page 32

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75.Party rightfully rescinding cont ract, entitled to compensation .—A person who rightfully rescinds a contract is entitled t o com pensation for any damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract.

Illustration A, a singer, contracts with B, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre for two nights in every week during the next two months, and B engages to pay her 100 rupees for each night ’s performance. On the sixth night, A wilfully absents herself from the theatre, and B, in cons equence, rescinds the contract. B is entitled to claim compensation for the damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract. [CHAPTER VII.—SALES OF GOODS.] Rep.by the Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930), s. 65.

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