The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781305764460
Author: Frank B Cross/ Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: CENGAGE C
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Chapter 13, Problem 2RE
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Case summary: Company V.F. contracted with the company S.F. to buy 1500 pounds of basil, on the condition that an independent organization will inspect the crop of company S.F. Due to a sudden hailstorm, the crop of the company S.F. was destroyed and it was unable to perform its part of the contract.
To find: The legal theory according to which the obligation of S.F. has been discharged.
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