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A, a singer, enters into a contract with B, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre two nights…

Under Section 39 of the Indian Contract Act, when a party refuses to perform or disables herself from performing her promise in its entirety, the promisee may put an end to…

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A, a singer, enters into a contract with B, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre two nights every week during the following two months, and B agrees to pay Rupees 100/- for each night's performance. On the sixth night A wilfully absents herself from the theatre.

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Under Section 39 of the Indian Contract Act, when a party refuses to perform or disables herself from performing her promise in its entirety, the promisee may put an end to the contract unless he has signified acquiescence in its continuance, so "B is at liberty to put an end to the contract."

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