· 12/23/1955
Oosten v. Hay Haulers Dairy Employees & Helpers Union
Citations
- 45 Cal. 2d 784
- 291 P.2d 17
- 1955 Cal. LEXIS 368
- 37 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2317
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- holding impossibility of performance is a defense and the burden of proof in establishing it rests on the party asserting it
- defendant invoking impossibility defense required to show affirmatively that performance was impossible or unreasonably expensive despite exercise of skill, diligence and good faith
- defendant invoking impossibility defense required to show affirmatively that performance was impossible or unreasonably expensive despite exercise of skill, diligence and good faith
- defendant invoking impossibility defense required to show affirmatively that performance was impossible or unreasonably expensive despite exercise of skill, diligence and good faith
- defendant invoking impossibility defense required to show affirmatively that performance was impossible or unreasonably expensive despite exercise of skill, diligence and good faith
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Judges: Carter, Edmonds
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