In All but One of the Following Situations, the Contract

question 8

Multiple Choice

In all but one of the following situations, the contract is frustrated. Identify the exception.

• A) On December 1, Pak contracted to buy Scott's horse. Delivery day was set for December 10. On December 8, the horse contracted rabies and had to be destroyed.
• B) Dubocovich had contracted to supply a health-food store jars of Melatonin, a hormone now thought to be a miracle potion. After the contract but before the delivery the government banned the sale of Melatonin so that it could be properly tested under government auspices.
• C) Issacs contracted to sing at the your club on March 10, but that morning the club was destroyed by lightning.
• D) Ed, a trucker with whom you contracted last month to transport stoves tomorrow, phones to tell you that his truck has broken down.
• E) You agree to paint Joe's house on the following Tuesday, and on the Monday before, through no fault of either party, it is destroyed by fire.

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