CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication · Contingent Contracts
Which feature distinguishes the event in a Section 34 situation from the events in Section 35?
Section 34 deals with a person's future conduct at an unspecified time, stating when that event is treated as impossible, while Section 35 deals with contingent events tied to a fixed time period and what happens at its expiry.
- ASection 34 concerns a person's act at an unspecified time, whereas Section 35 concerns an event within a fixed timeCorrect
- BSection 34 applies only to ships and Section 35 only to marriages
- CSection 34 applies only to indemnity contracts
- DSection 34 requires a written contract and Section 35 does not
Explanation
Section 34 deals with a living person's future conduct at an unspecified time and says when it becomes impossible. Section 35 deals with events specified to happen or not happen within a fixed time. The other options invent restrictions not found in the text.
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