Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/4/1979

Felbinger & Co. v. Traiforos

Citations

394 N.E.2d 1283
76 Ill. App. 3d 725
31 Ill. Dec. 906
1979 Ill. App. LEXIS 3288

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finding that if a party has knowledge that subsequent circumstances could render a contract impossible to perform, the doctrine of impossibility is not available
finding that if a party has knowledge that subsequent circumstances could render a contract impossible to perform, the doctrine of impossibility is not available
construing the doctrine of impossibility, out of which the doctrine of frustration evolved, and holding that a “duty will not be discharged by judicial action if there are circumstances showing a contrary intention or contributing fault on the part of the person subject to the duty”
term susceptible of two meanings is ambiguous

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Judges: Downing

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