Reviewed case brief
Ranganayakamma v. Alwar Setti
(1889) ILR 13 Mad 214
(1889) ILR 13 Mad 214 · Madras High Court
- Court
- Madras High Court
- Year
- 1889
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Threatening to withhold a dead body from cremation unless a person consents to an adoption amounts to coercion under Section 15 of the Indian Contract Act; the resulting consent is not free and the agreement is voidable.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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