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X let a flat on hire to Y, a prostitute, knowing that it would be used for immoral purposes. Is this agreement void?

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Solution: Section to which the given problem relates: Section 23.
Decision: The agreement is void.
Reason: The object of this agreement is immoral.
[Leading case: Pearce v. Brooks]

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