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impossibility of performance of contract — A doctrine under which a party to a contract is relieved of his or her duty to perform when performance has become impossible or totally impracticable (through no fault of the party). As a defense to nonperformance, such arises when performance… … Black's law dictionary
impossibility of performance of contract — A doctrine under which a party to a contract is relieved of his or her duty to perform when performance has become impossible or totally impracticable (through no fault of the party). As a defense to nonperformance, such arises when performance… … Black's law dictionary
impossibility — im·pos·si·bil·i·ty n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being impossible; also: the affirmative defense that something (as performance) is impossible 2: something impossible 3: impossibility of performance in this entry fac·tu·al impossibili … Law dictionary
Impossibility — In contract law, impossibility is an excuse for the nonperformance of duties under a contract, based on a change in circumstances (or the discovery of preexisting circumstances), the nonoccurrence of which was an underlying assumption of the… … Wikipedia
Christian Doctrine — Christian Doctrine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Doctrine Taken in the sense of the act of teaching and the knowledge imparted by teaching , this term is synonymous with CATECHESIS and CATECHISM. Didaskalia, didache, in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
physical impossibility doctrine — See physical fact rule … Ballentine's law dictionary
Impracticability — Contract law Part o … Wikipedia
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impracticability — The term impracticability in federal rule (Fed.R.Civ.P. 23) providing for class action if class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable does not mean impossibility but only the difficulty of inconvenience of joining all… … Black's law dictionary
impracticability — The term impracticability in federal rule (Fed.R.Civ.P. 23) providing for class action if class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable does not mean impossibility but only the difficulty of inconvenience of joining all… … Black's law dictionary
Taylor v. Caldwell — 3 B. S. 826, 122 Eng. Rep. 309 (1863), is a famous English legal case which established the doctrine of impossibility in contract law. Facts Defendants Caldwell Bishop owned Surrey Gardens Music Hall, and agreed to rent it out to the plaintiffs … Wikipedia
