A and B Enter into a Contract Whereby a Agrees

question 51

Multiple Choice

A and B enter into a contract whereby A agrees to supply B with 10,000 tins of tuna at the rate of 1000 tins per month from his tuna factory in Bayport, Nova Scotia, and B agrees to pay A $2 per tin. A supplies 1000 tins of tuna and before he can collect, his factory is destroyed by fire. If the contract is discharged by frustration, which of the following statements is correct?

• A) All obligations under the contract are discharged, A and B's obligations are both discharged, and B does not have to pay A the sum of $2,000.
• B) B will not have to pay A the sum of $2,000 because there is no longer a contract.
• C) Only future obligations are discharged and B must pay A the sum of $2,000.
• D) A must obtain the tuna from another source to satisfy the contract.
• E) B will have to pay A the sum of $2,000 because there was no deposit.

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