Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fundamental Breach, All England Law Reports, Music Hall
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Mitigation of strict rule the doctrine of frustration: Parties to a contract are released from contractual obligations where. Taylor v. caldwell (music hall destroyed by fire) Denny, mott & dickson ltd v. james fraser & co ltd [1944] 1 all er 678. Contract for the sale of timber was frustrated where it became illegal in 1939 to engage in sales of timber. Non-occurrence of event destroys the foundation of contract. Krell v. henry [1903] 2 kb 740 (coronation of king case) The doctrine will not apply where frustration is self-induced. The doctrine will not apply where contract is merely more difficult to perform. Davis contractors ltd. v. fareham udc [1956] ac 696. A building, which was supposed to take 8 months to complete, took 22 because of unexpected shortages of building supplies. The contractors claimed that their contract was frustrated because the extra time meant that they would lose the profit that they had expected to make.
