Which of the Following Would Most Likely Result in the Court

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely result in the court finding the contract had been discharged by frustration?

• A) Cooper contracts to deliver ten bushels of ripe tomatoes to Haig's restaurant, and Cooper's tomato crop is destroyed by hail a few days before the delivery date.
• B) McGee contracts to give a lecture at a convention on modern marketing, but the convention was cancelled because of an epidemic.
• C) Moore, a sculptor, was delivering a $15 000 work when he lost control of the car and the work was crushed. He had been drinking heavily and had not bothered to wrap or box the work.
• D) Binks agreed to purchase the business from Kealy, but Binks suffered such great losses in the recent stock market crash that he couldn't afford to go through with it.
• E) McDonald agreed to buy Thornburn's horse, but unknown to both of them, at the time of the contract the horse was dead.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Fitting In

The concept where individuals use brands or products as symbols to align themselves with specific social groups or statuses.

Functional Benefits

The practical or utilitarian advantages that a product or service offers to its users, distinct from emotional or psychological benefits.

Collective Identity

The shared sense of belonging to a group, defined by mutual interests, values, cultural practices, or viewpoints, contributing to the cohesion and solidarity among its members.

Subcultures

Groups within a larger culture that have their own distinct norms, values, and lifestyles.