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Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section - 20 - Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact

Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact

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

Explanation : An erroneous opinion as to the value of the things which forms the subject-matter of the agreement, is not to be deemed a mistake as to a matter of fact.

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(a)-A agrees to sell to B a specific cargo of goods supposed to be on its way from England to Bombay. It turns out that, before the day of the bargain, the ship conveying the cargo had been cast away and the goods lost. Neither party was aware of the facts. The agreement is void.
(b)-A agrees to buy from B a certain horse. It turns out that the horse was dead at the time of the bargain, though neither party was aware of the fact. The agreement is void.
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