First Principles of Business Law

Quiz: Making a contract 

Question 17

 

 

 

A leases an office building from B.  In terms of the lease, B is obliged to do any necessary repairs to the building.  A is allowed to sublet the space in the building to other tenants.  A sublets three offices to C.  When C’s roof leaks, C asks B to fix it, and threatens to sue him if he does not.  In the light of these facts, which one of the listed cases would B rely on to argue that C has no right to bring an action to enforce B’s obligation to repair the building.

(a)  Thomas v Thomas (1842) 2 QB 851

(b)  Price v Easton  (1833) 4 B & Ad 433

(c)   Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353

(d)   Placer Development Ltd v Commonwealth (1969) 121 CLR 353

(e)   Henthorn v Fraser [1892] 2 Ch 27

(f)   Placer Development Ltd v Commonwealth (1969) 121 CLR 353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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