Voidable Contract

Fraud, Coercion and Misrepresentation are three claims that can be used to void contracts based on the lack of free _______________.

• Implied

• Unilateral

• Consent

• Consideration

Committing an act of violence to obtain a signature on a written contract is coercion.

• True

• False

When one party to the contract is in a position of trust and wrongfully dominates the other party, undue influence occurs.

• True
• False

An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties

• Voidable contract

• Void contract

• Valid contract

• No contract

Coercion is defined under

• Section 15 of the CA1950

• Section 16 of the CA1950

• Section 17 of the CA1950

• Section 19 of the CA1950

Which statement is correct?

• in fraud the person making the representation does not himself believe in its truth 

• in fraud the misrepresentation making the representation does not himself believe in its truth 

Definition of Fraud under Section 17 of CA 1950

• to include certain acts which are committed with intent to include another party to enter into a contract

• the positive assertion, in a manner not warranted by the information of the person making it

• the committing, or threatening to commit any act forbidden by the Penal Code

• causing, however innocently, a party to an agreement to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement

Where both the parties to an agreement are under a mistake as to a matter of fact essential to the agreement, the agreement is _____________

• Voidable

• Void

• Valid

• Illegal

A contract is _________ if the court can not uphold it because of some rule of law.

• unenforceable
• enforceable
• voidable
• void

A contract is voidable if it can be canceled by at least one party in the contract.

• True
• False