The Restatement and the Code Have Made the Traditional Test

question 51

True/False

The Restatement and the Code have made the traditional test of objective impossibility more stringent by requiring that the performance must be actually or literally impossible in order to excuse a party from contractual duties.

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Definitions:

Ethylene Oxide

A highly reactive, flammable gas used primarily to produce ethylene glycol and as a sterilant for medical equipment and supplies.

N-pentyllithium

A lithium organic compound used as a strong base and nucleophile in organic synthesis, with a pentyl group attached to lithium.

Aqueous Acid

An acid that is dissolved in water, where it dissociates to some extent into hydrogen ions and anions.

2-phenylethanol

A fragrant organic compound with a floral scent, used in perfumery and also known as phenethyl alcohol.