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X advertises a reward of Rs. 65,000 to anyone who returns his missing son. Y has no pre-existing duty…

Communication of a proposal requires knowledge of it, and performance of its conditions constitutes acceptance. Here the requested condition is returning the son. Knowing,…

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X advertises a reward of Rs. 65,000 to anyone who returns his missing son. Y has no pre-existing duty to find or return the son. Assume the offer remains open and, whenever Y knows of it before returning the son, he returns the son intending to accept it. In which of these circumstances is Y entitled to the reward?

A. Y reads the advertisement, then searches and returns the son.

B. Y begins searching without knowledge of the reward, but learns of the advertisement before returning the son.

C. Y does not know of the advertisement until after returning the son to X.

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Correct answer D

Communication of a proposal requires knowledge of it, and performance of its conditions constitutes acceptance. Here the requested condition is returning the son. Knowing, intentional return qualifies whether knowledge preceded the search or arose during it; knowledge acquired only afterwards cannot supply acceptance.

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