Section 261 (Discharge by Supervening Impracticability)

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Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo contract law
gptkbp:citation U.S. contract law cases
gptkbp:effect duty to render performance is discharged
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 261 (Discharge by Supervening Impracticability)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Restatement_(Second)_of_Contracts
gptkbp:provides contract may be discharged if performance becomes impracticable
gptkbp:relatedTo frustration of purpose
impossibility
gptkbp:requires occurrence of an event
non-occurrence of the event was a basic assumption of the contract
event must not be the fault of the party seeking discharge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Restatement_of_Contracts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6