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Y supplies the wife and children of Z, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to their conditions in…

Y is entitled to reimbursement from Z’s property. Section 68 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, provides this remedy when suitable necessaries are supplied to a person…

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Y supplies the wife and children of Z, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to their conditions in life. Which of the following is correct?

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Y is entitled to reimbursement from Z’s property. Section 68 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, provides this remedy when suitable necessaries are supplied to a person incapable of contracting or to someone that person is legally bound to support. The liability attaches to Z’s property and does not make Z personally liable.

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