Who should pay?
X went to Y's house and forgot his bag which contained 1 kg sweets. Y's children consumed the sweets. Decide the liability of Y.
(A) Y is bound to pay the price of sweets to X
(B) Y is not bound to pay anything
(C) Y is bound to pay half the price of sweets.
(D) Y would not have to pay anything because X loves Y's children.
This was one of the questions asked in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2012 conducted for the purpose of admission to various national law schools / universities. This question - rather its correct answer was a matter of dispute in a High Court.
What do you think?