Frustration of Contracts Flashcards
Taylor v Caldwell. What is the ruling?
Destruction of the subject matter will render the contract frustrated.
Destruction of the subject matter will render the contract frustrated. What is the case?
Taylor v Caldwell.
Condor v Barron Nights, What is the ruling?
A person vital to the performance of the contract is absent
Morgan v Manser
A person vital to the performance of the contract is absent
A non occurrence of an event can frustrate a contract
Krell v Henry
Which two cases in frustration contrast?
Krell v Henry; Herne Bay v Hutton
Metropolitan Water Board v Dick Kerr and Company. What is the ruling?
Government intervention may frustrate a contract
Davis Contractors v Fareham UDC. What is the ruling?
Lack of resources from a contracting party will not frustrate a contract.
Fibrosa Spolka v Fairbairn Lawson
Changes in the legal situation may frustrate a contract
Super servant two. What’s the ruling?
Self induced frustration is not valid
An act becoming illegal may frustrate a contract. What is the case?
Fibrosa Spolka v Fairbairn Lawson
What is the definition of frustration?
Frustration is the destruction of the value of the performance that has been bargained for by the promises as a result of a supervening event
What is the ruling in Panalpina?
Frustration can occur to a lease of land.
