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For example, if Ebenezer contracts to pay Erasmus £100 to paint his house on October 1, but the house burns to the ground before the end of September, Ebenezer is excused from his duty to pay Erasmus the £100, and Erasmus is excused from his duty to paint Ebenezer's house; however, Erasmus may still
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At common law, for the defence of "impossibility" to be raised performance must not merely be difficult or unexpectedly costly for one party, there must be no way for it to actually be accomplished. However, in the United States it is beginning to be recognized that "impossibility" under this
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As to impossibility of performance of contract during war, see Arnold Duncan McNair, "War-Time Impossibility of Performance of Contract", Essays and Lectures Upon Some Legal Effects of War, Cambridge, at the University Press, 1920, Chapter 5,
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As to supervening impossibility of performance in South Africa, see William Arthur Ramsden, Supervening Impossibility of Performance in the South African Law of Contract, Juta & Co, 1985, ISBN 0-7021-1629-7; William Arthur Ramsden,
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Roy Granville McElroy. Impossibility of Performance: A Treatise on the Law of Supervening Impossibility of Performance of Contract, Failure of Consideration, and Frustration. Cambridge, at the University Press. 1941.
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doctrine can also exist when the contemplated performance can be done but only at an excessive and unreasonable cost, i.e., commercial impracticability. On the other hand, some US sources see "impossibility" and
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Frustration usually involves impossibility of performance. As to whether the non-existence of the subject matter of a contract constitutes (initial) impossibility of performance, see
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As to impossibility of performance in New Zealand, see H Jenner Wily (ed), "Impossibility of Performance", The Abridgement of New Zealand Case Law, Butterworths, Wellington, 1964,
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John D Wladis, "Common Law and Uncommon Events: The Development of the Doctrine of Impossibility of Performance in English Contract Law" (1986 to 1987) 75 Georgetown Law Journal
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Rudolf Gottschalk. Impossibility of Performance in Contract. Stevens & Sons Ltd. London. 1938. With a supplement for the years 1938-1944. Stevens & Sons. London. 1945.
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John Henry Schlegel, "Of Nuts, and Ships, and Sealing Wax, Suez, and Frustrating Things - The Doctrine of Impossibility of Performance" (1968 to 1969) 23 Rutgers Law Review
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In 1997, Downes said that impossibility and impracticability were separate in England and Wales, and that impracticability was not usually found to result in frustration.
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William R Anson. "Impossibility of Performance". Principles of the English Law of Contract. Sixth Edition. Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. 1891. Part 5. Chapter 4. Pages
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Richard A Posner and Andrew M Rosenfield, "Impossibility and Related Doctrines in Contract Law: An Economic Analysis" (1977) 6 The Journal of Legal Studies
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3 Historically restricted in common law jurisdictions but generally accepted elsewhere; availability varies between contemporary common law jurisdictions
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As to impossibility of performance in Australia, see Bradford A Caffrey, "Impossibility: Frustration Doctrine", Guidebook to Contract Law in Australia,
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John D Lawson. "Discharge by Impossibility of Performance". The Principles of the American Law of Contracts at Law and in Equity. 1893. Chapter 13.
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Victor Goldberg. "Impossibility and Related Excuses". Framing Contract Law: An Economic Perspective. Harvard University Press. 2006. Chapter 19.
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D J Joubert. "Physical Possibility of Performance". General Principles of the Law of Contract. Juta & Co Ltd. 1987. Chapter 13. Page 124.
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Edwin W Patterson. "Impossibility of Performance and Frustration of Purpose". Cases and Materials on Contracts II. Foundation Press. 1935.
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S Martin Leake. "Impossibility of Performance". A Digest of Principles of the Law of Contracts. Third Edition. Stevens and Sons. 1892.
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William Wait. "Impossible Contracts". A Treatise Upon Some of the General Principles of the Law. 1885. Volume 7. Chapter 32.
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Mindy Chen-Wishart. "Physical impossibility". Contract Law. Fifth Edition. Oxford University Press. 2015. Chapter 7.3.2.
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Frederick Pollock. "Impossible Agreements". Principles of Contract. Fifth Edition. Stevens and Sons. 1889. Chapter 8.
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William T Brantly. "Impossibility of Performance". Law of Contract. Second Edition. M Curlander. 1912. Chapter 4.
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NZLJ 55 and 72 (7 and 21 March 1950); "Discharge of Contract: By Subsequent Impossibility of Performance" (1931)
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Christopher J Bruce, "An Economic Analysis of the Impossibility Doctrine" (1982) 11 The Journal of Legal Studies
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Charles Fisk Beach. "Impossible Contracts". A Treatise on the Modern Law of Contracts.1897. Volume 1. Chapter 6.
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J Denson Smith, "Some Practical Aspects of the Doctrine of Impossibility" (1937 to 1938) 32 Illinois Law Review
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John D Lawson. "Impossibility of Performance". Rights, Remedies and Practice. 1890. Volume 5. Chapter 119.
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T Anthony Downes. "Impossibility". Textbook on Contract. Fifth Edition. 1997. Section 11.4.2.1 at
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George P Costigan. "Impossibility of Performance of Contracts". Cases on the Law of Contracts.
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This article is about the excuse for non-performance of a contract. For other uses, see
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Wilkins and Davies Construction Co Ltd v Geraldine Corporation NZLR 985 is relevant.
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for the value of any benefit he conferred on Ebenezer before his house burned down.
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Supervening Impossibility of Performance in the South African Law of Contract
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The parties to a contract may choose to ignore impossibility by inserting a
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A contract may be ended by supervening impossibility of performance.
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A contract may be frustrated by impossibility of performance.
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Supervening impossibility of performance in South African law
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In law, the impossibility of performing a contractual duty
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both in Québec and in the country's common law provinces
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case that established the doctrine of impossibility at
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is an excuse for the nonperformance of duties under a
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