MCQ on Law of Equity

Question 125

Which case established that “Equity will not assist a volunteer”?
a) Jeffreys v. Jeffreys (1841)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Ashby v. White (1703)

Question 126

The doctrine of part performance in equity was first applied in which case?
a) Maddison v. Alderson (1883)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)
d) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)

Question 127

Which case dealt with the principle of “fraud upon a power”?
a) Vane v. Vane (1873)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)

Question 128

The principle of “marshalling of securities” was elaborated in which case?
a) Aldrich v. Cooper (1803)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)

Question 129

Which case emphasized the principle of fiduciary duty in joint ventures?
a) Chan v. Zacharia (1984)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)

Question 130

The rule of “election” in equity was discussed in which case?
a) Cooper v. Cooper (1874)
b) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)

Question 131

Which case recognized the principle of restitution for unjust enrichment in Indian law?
a) Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India (1996)
b) Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)
c) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
d) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)

Question 132

The concept of “specific performance of a contract” was discussed in which Indian case?
a) Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala v. State of Bombay (1961)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Central London Property Trust Ltd. v. High Trees House Ltd. (1947)

Question 133

The doctrine of “subrogation” was discussed in which case?
a) Bansidhar v. Sant Lal (1958)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)

Question 134

Which Indian case dealt with the principle of “undue influence” under equity?
a) Raghunath Prasad v. Sarju Prasad (1924)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)

Question 135

Which case established that equity can intervene to prevent “anticipatory breach of contract”?
a) Frost v. Knight (1872)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)

Question 136

In which case was the principle of “Equity follows the law” clarified?
a) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)
b) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)

Question 137

The doctrine of “clean hands” was emphasized in which case?
a) D&C Builders Ltd. v. Rees (1966)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)

Question 138

Which case first introduced the concept of “equitable estoppel” in Indian legal jurisprudence?
a) Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)
b) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Central London Property Trust Ltd. v. High Trees House Ltd. (1947)

Question 139

Which case dealt with the principle of “rectification of documents” in equity?
a) Fry v. Lane (1888)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)

Question 140

The principle of “account of profits” in equity was applied in which case?
a) AG v. Blake (2000)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)

Question 141

Which case is significant for the doctrine of laches in Indian legal context?
a) Rajendra Prasad v. Gopal Prasad (1971)
b) Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Central London Property Trust Ltd. v. High Trees House Ltd. (1947)

Question 142

Which Indian case upheld the principle that equity prevails over technicalities?
a) Bihar State Electricity Board v. Parmeshwar Kumar (1996)
b) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)

Question 143

Which case discussed the principle of injunctions to prevent irreparable harm?
a) American Cyanamid Co. v. Ethicon Ltd. (1975)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)

Question 144

The principle of “fraudulent misrepresentation” was applied in which case?
a) Derry v. Peek (1889)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)

Question 145

In which case was the principle of equitable relief for “anticipatory repudiation” discussed?
a) Frost v. Knight (1872)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)