Louis Agreed to Provide All the Apples That Cindy's Cider

question 11

Multiple Choice

Louis agreed to provide all the apples that Cindy's Cider Mill will need at $8 per bushel unless weather conditions require additional labor to be hired. The rate would then be $8.50 per bushel. A freeze warning required Louis to hire 10 additional overtime workers, raising the cost per bushel to $9.75. Louis wants to get out of his contract. Can he?

• A) No, the parties expected the hardship and provided for it in their contract.
• B) No, there is no hardship.
• C) Yes, the contract is commercially impracticable.
• D) Yes, the freeze is a supervening event.

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