Exam 18: Performance and Remedies

Farmer Logan had agreed to supply maize to Roxy Inc.There was a terrible winter in his state which destroyed his crop and later he fell sick and ultimately died.Farmer Logan can be excused for nonperformance on grounds of:

is:

Which of the following statements is not true about discharge by alteration?

The doctrine of substantial performance applies when a promisor willfully fails to completely perform.

Adam contracts to sell Ben 100 widgets for $100 for use in Ben's factory.Adam does not know that Ben's factory is closed as it is waiting for supply of widgets from Adam.Will Adam be liable for the damages caused due to late delivery?

Martha entered into a contract with Terry,an art dealer.According to the contract Terry was to supply 18^th century artifacts to Martha for the play she was directing.Martha was paying $50,000 for this.Another director needed the same wigs and was ready to pay $60,000.Terry decided not to sell the artifacts to Martha.In this case,the court may order Terry to:

Conditions in contracts:

Ronny hires a car from Greens Transport with global positioning system (GPS)for his holiday in Las Vegas.The rent for the car was $175 a day and was hired for 7 days.The contract did not state anything regarding speed.At times Ronny drove at a high speed of which the GPS kept a record and Greens imposed damages worth $4000 for the wear and tear caused due to high speed.What kind of damage is this?

An employee with special skills who has agreed not to work for a competitor may be enjoined from breaching his or her contract and working for that competitor by:

The plaintiff in a contract action has no duty to mitigate his damages because he is the injured party.