Roberts v. Gwinnett County

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that the force majeure clause in the parties’ contract operated as an affirmative defense to bar plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim against defendant
• recognizing that the force majeure clause in the parties’ contract operated as an affirmative defense to bar plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim against defendant
• holding a force majeure clause that specifically identified a \power failure\ as a circumstance that would excuse performance
• noting that the doctrine of force majeure can excuse a contracting party's performance when an unforeseen event makes that party's performance impossible or impracticable
• “A force majeure clause must be construed, like any other contractual provision, in light of ’the contractual terms, the surrounding circumstances, and the purpose of the contract.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).