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A promises to paint a picture for B within 10 days at a price of Rs. 1,000. A dies before the ten days…

Under section 37 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a promise that depends on the promisor's personal skill ends with his death, and the section's illustration says that…

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A promises to paint a picture for B within 10 days at a price of Rs. 1,000. A dies before the ten days expire. According to the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the contract is:

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Under section 37 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a promise that depends on the promisor's personal skill ends with his death, and the section's illustration says that where A dies before painting the promised picture, the contract cannot be enforced either by A's representatives or by B. So the contract is "Non-enforceable". It cannot be enforced against A's estate by having another artist paint the picture, and it is not voidable at one party's option.

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