Asked by sachdeva prince on Jun 14, 2024
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What doctrine arose from cases in England in which parties,who had contracted for rooms along a parade route for the king's coronation,received their money back when the coronation was canceled because the king became ill?
A) Frustration of purpose
B) Commercial impracticability
C) Substantial performance
D) Anticipatory repudiation
E) Impossibility of performance
Frustration of Purpose
A legal defense used in contract law where unforeseen events render the contract's purpose void and impracticable, absolving the parties from their obligations.
Coronation
The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign's consort.
- Understand the assortment of legal and equitable damages, along with remedies, offered in contract law.
- Understand the concept of equitable remedies and their origin, and differentiate them from legal remedies.
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Ramya Priya RavinuthalaJun 20, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The frustration of purpose doctrine arose from the so-called coronation cases in England.Numerous parties had contracted for rooms along the parade route for the king's coronation,but the king became ill and the coronation was canceled.The courts held that the parties' duties under the room contracts should be discharged,and that any payments made in advance should be returned because the essential purposes of the contracts could no longer be fulfilled,through no fault of any of the parties.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the assortment of legal and equitable damages, along with remedies, offered in contract law.
- Understand the concept of equitable remedies and their origin, and differentiate them from legal remedies.
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