Chapter IV — OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS Contracts which must be performed

Section 46Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified

Section 46: Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified

46. Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified

Where, by the contract, a promisor is to perform his promise without application by the promisee, and no time for performance is specified, the engagement must be performed within a reasonable time.

Explanation.—The question "what is a reasonable time" is, in each particular case, a question of fact.