Legal Principle: A contract obtained by misrepresentation is voidable at the option of the buyer.Factual Situation: X falsely representing herself as the wife of a well-known millionaire and takes a ring from a jewelers shop for the approval of her husband. She pledges it with a pawn broker, who is in good faith and without notice of the first transaction pays her ' 10,000.Issue: Can the jeweler recover his ring?Decision:

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Legal Principle: A contract obtained by misrepresentation is voidable at the option of the buyer.<br>Factual Situation: X falsely representing herself as the wife of a well-known millionaire and takes a ring from a jewelers shop for the approval of her husband. She pledges it with a pawn broker, who is in good faith and without notice of the first transaction pays her ' 10,000.<br>Issue: Can the jeweler recover his ring?<br>Decision:






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