Question

Aminah, lost her handbag within the MSE University compound. She placed a notice in the university’s newsletter offering a reward of RM800 to anyone who found and returned her handbag. Rajoo, a student, who had just arrived to campus, found the handbag and discovered that it belonged to Aminah. He promptly returned it, without knowing of the reward that was being offered. Aminah, now regrets offering such a high reward and wonders if she is liable to pay Rajoo the reward when he has no knowledge of it. Discuss with reference to any decided cases and statutory provision.

Answer 1

As Amina lost her hand bag in USA University and make an offer that it return her handbag would get a reward of RM800 it is an offer of reward in contract law.

Raju a student who returned handbag is not liable for reward because as per contract law offer must be communicated and in above case offer was not communicated to Raju so he is not liable for RM800.

As per English contract law offer must be communicated and it is called offer of reward the case William v. Cardine and Shuey v. United States and R v Clarke is related to same provision and issue.