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QUASI CONTRACTS

The word 'Quasi' means 'pseudo'.


The word 'pseudo' means 'resembling or imitating' or
'supposed or purporting to be but not really so; false; not
genuine'.


Thus we can also say that Quasi Contract is a Pseudo-

Contract.

Section 68-72 deals with certain relations resembling those

created by contract. These obligations are known as Quasi-
Contract.
The Quasi Contract are not contract in full fledge
because there is no offer and acceptance by the parties,
but there are some circumstances where the contractual
obligation arises.

These circumstances are as follows-

Section 68 : CLAIM FOR NECESSARIES SUPPLIED

TO PERSON INCAPABLE OF CONTRACTING, OR
ON HIS ACCOUNT.
Where one person supplies necessaries suited to the
condition in life of a person, who is incompetent to contract
(minor or lunatic) or to anyone whom such incompetent
person is legally bound to support.

For Example-

to a lunatic’s wife or children.

The person who is supplying, is entitled to recover from the
property of such incompetent person.

Note: Such incompetent person is not personally liable.

Section 69 : INTERESTED PERSON.

For the application of this section following two essentials
are there-
1. One person is interested in the payment of money, that is
why he pays for it.
2. Another person is bound by law to pay the same but he
fails to pay.
The person so making the payment is entitled to recover the
amount by the person who was bound to pay.
Section 70 : OBLIGATION OF PERSON ENJOYING
BENEFITS OF NON-GRATUITOUS ACT.
For the application of this section following conditions are
to be satisfied-
1. A person should lawfully do something for another
person or should deliver something to him.
2. If the person making the payment or delivering the thing
must not do so gratuitously which means he should expect
payment for the same.
3. The other person should enjoy the benefits of this
payment or the delivery of the thing.

When all the above conditions are satisfied, the person
receiving the benefit becomes bound to pay the
compensation to the person conferring the benefit.
Enjoyment of benefit by the defendant is necessary.

Section 71 : RESPONSIBILITY OF FINDER OF

GOODS.
Section 71 is another situation of Quasi Contract, when a
person is finder of goods.
Finder of goods to a person who finds goods belonging to
another and takes the goods into his custody. Although as
between the finder and the owner of the goods there is no
contract, yet the following responsibility has been fixed by
section 71, on the finder of goods.

The position of finder of goods is similar as of the Bailee.

The finder of goods is bound to take as much care of goods
as a man of ordinary prudence would do.
It may be noted that the position of finder of goods is that of
a Bailee only against the true owner of the goods and he is
bound to return the goods to the owner.
Finder’s title is better than everybody except the true
owner.
When finder of goods return the property to the true owner
then he is entitled to get the expenses from the true owner
which he has expended regarding the goods.

Section 72 : LIABILITY OF PERSON TO WHOM

MONEY IS PAID, OR THING DELIVERED, BY
MISTAKE OR UNDER COERCION.
Section 72 covers a situation where money has been paid or
anything delivered by one person to another either by
mistake or under coercion.
According to this section the person to whom the money
has been paid or anything delivered by mistake or under
coercion, must repay or return it.
 

Read all these sections in proper bare act form. Very

Important.

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