Contract II Notes for LLB — Special Contracts Case Summaries
📑 Course: KSLU LL.B. (3-Year / 5-Year) • Semester: 2nd Semester • Subject: Contract II (Special Contracts) “A contract of guarantee is a contract to perform the promise, or discharge the liability, of a third person in case of his default.” — Section 126, Indian Contract Act, 1872
Free, exam-ready Contract II (Special Contracts) notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, previous-year questions, landmark cases and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — Indemnity & Guarantee
Unit II — Bailment & Pledge
Unit III — Agency
- Agency — Creation & the Agent’s Authority
- Agency — Duties, Ratification, Termination & Third Parties
Unit IV — Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Partnership — Definition, the True Test & Duties of Partners
- Partnership — Third Parties, Kinds of Partners & Dissolution
Unit V — Sale of Goods Act, 1930
- Sale of Goods — Conditions, Warranties & Caveat Emptor
- Passing of Property, Nemo Dat & the Unpaid Seller
Landmark Case Laws
Full one-page briefs — facts, issue, held and why it matters — for every case the KSLU examiner keeps returning to:
| Case Name | Key Exam Concept | Quick Link |
|---|---|---|
| Gajanan Moreshwar v Moreshwar Madan (1942) | Indemnity before you pay | Read Brief |
| Bank of Bihar v Damodar Prasad (1969) | The surety cannot say “sue him first” | Read Brief |
| Coggs v Bernard (1703) | The bailee’s duty of care | Read Brief |
| Lallan Prasad v Rahmat Ali (1967) | No goods to return, no debt to claim | Read Brief |
| Keighley, Maxsted & Co. v Durant (1901) | Ratify only what was done in your name | Read Brief |
| Watteau v Fenwick (1893) | The hidden principal is bound by usual authority | Read Brief |
| Cox v Hickman (1860) | Sharing profits is a clue, not proof | Read Brief |
| Rowland v Divall (1923) | No title, full refund | Read Brief |
| Grant v Australian Knitting Mills (1936) | Merchantable and fit for purpose | Read Brief |
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics
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