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· 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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