Which Case Is Authority for the Principle That a Promise

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which case is authority for the principle that a promise made after an act is not supported by consideration?

• A)Lampleigh v Braithwait (1615)Hob 105;80 ER 255.
• B)Anderson v Glass [1869] 5 WW&A'B(L)152.
• C)Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd [1915] AC 847.
• D)Roscorla v Thomas [1842] 3 QB 234.

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