If a Party's Principal Purpose Is Substantially Frustrated Without His

question 40

True/False

If a party's principal purpose is substantially frustrated without his fault by the occurrence of an event whose nonoccurrence was a basic assumption on which the contract was made, the party's remaining duties to render performance are discharged, unless the party has assumed the risk.

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Definitions:

Interest

The cost of borrowing money, often expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed, paid to the lender over a specified period.

Time-Value

The concept that money available at the present time is worth more than the same amount in the future due to its potential earning capacity.

Money

Any item that is generally acceptable to sellers in exchange for goods and services.

Present Value

A calculation of today's value of money to be received in the future or ongoing cash flows, based on a given rate of return.