Legal Principle: An agreement becomes a contract when it is entered into between two or more people with each other's free consent. Two or more people are said to consent when they agree to the same thing in the same sense. Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation or mistake.Factual Situation: A went to a doctor to get himself treated. The doctor asked him to sign a consent form and said that unless he signs it, he will not examine him. A signed the form waiving his right to sue the doctor. (NLU DELHI 2010)

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Each question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. You have to apply the principles to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. Remember: you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given for every question.

Legal Principle: An agreement becomes a contract when it is entered into between two or more people with each other's free consent. Two or more people are said to consent when they agree to the same thing in the same sense. Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation or mistake.<br>Factual Situation: A went to a doctor to get himself treated. The doctor asked him to sign a consent form and said that unless he signs it, he will not examine him. A signed the form waiving his right to sue the doctor. (NLU DELHI 2010)






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