John Contracted to Rent a Condominium in the U

question 77

Multiple Choice

John contracted to rent a condominium in the U.S.Virgin Islands for the month of September.In early August,the condominium was destroyed by a hurricane.The contract contained a clause that the parties' obligations would be discharged in the event of a natural disaster.In this situation:

• A)The parties' obligations are not discharged because a hurricane is foreseeable in the Virgin Islands.
• B)This is an enforceable force majeure clause that would discharge the parties.
• C)This results in an accord and satisfaction under which alternate time in the condominium must be provided once it is reconstructed.
• D)This is an example of the doctrine of commercial impracticability discharging the parties.
• E)The force majeure clause renders the contract void because it makes the promises illusory.

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