Present : The Hon. Sir Joseph T. Hutohinson, Chief Justice, May 16,1910
and Mr. Justice Middleton.

WIJESOORIA v. IBRAHIMSA.

D. C, Kandy, 19,291.

Minor-Contract-Sale of immovable property-No sanction of Court obtained.

Although a minor cannot, as a general rule, bind himself by contract without the authority of his tutor, yet, when he has, falsely represented himself to be of full age, and has deceived the other contracting party by such representation, he will be held bound.

A sale of immovable property without the sanction of Court by a minor who represented himself to be of full age, was held not to be void under the circumstances of this case.

THE facts of this case are fully set out in the judgment of Hutchinson C.J.

A. St. V. Jayewardene, for the plaintiff, appellant.-Plaintiff was a minor at the date of the conveyance; the conveyance was executed without the sanction of Court, it is therefore void (Andris Appu v. Abanchi Appu,1 Perera v. Perera,2 Manuel Naide v. Adrian Hamys). There is no estoppel in this case, as the defendants were induced to purchase, not on any representation made by the plaintiff, but owing to the af