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Cases On Discharge of Contract

1. PERFORMANCE

THE GENERAL RULE

Re Moore and Landauer [1921] 2 KB 519

There was an agreement for the sale of 3!!! t"ns of #anne$ fr%"t &a#'e$ "n #ases of

3! t"ns. (hen $el")ere$ "t was $"s#o)ere$ that half the #ases #onta"ne$ onl* +, t"ns

altho%gh the total n%m-er of t"ns was st"ll 3!!!. The mar'et )al%e was not ae#te$.

The Co%rt of A&&eal hel$ that notw"thstan$"ng that there was no loss to the -%*er he

#o%l$ re/e#t the whole #ons"gnment -e#a%se of the -rea#h of s13 of the 0ale of Goo$s

A#t goo$s m%st #orres&on$ w"th the $es#r"&t"on2.

Cutter v Poe!! "1#95$ % &er' Re( )2*

A seaman who was to -e &a"$ h"s wages after the en$ of a )o*age $"e$ /%st a few

$a*s awa* from &ort. H"s w"$ow was not a-le to re#o)er an* of h"s wages -e#a%se he

ha$ not #om&lete$ &erforman#e of h"s #ontra#t%al o-l"gat"on. Howe)er th"s s"t%at"on

"s now &ro)"$e$ for -* the Mer#hant 0h"&&"ng A#t 14!.

MOD+,+C-&+O. O, &/0 0.0R-L RL0

3u'(ter v /edges [1494] 1 B %#)

The &la"nt" agree$ to ere#t %&on the $efen$ant5s lan$ two ho%se an$ sta-les for

6787. He $"$ &art of the wor' to the )al%e of a-o%t 6333 an$ then a-an$one$ the

#ontra#t. The $efen$ant #om&lete$ the -%"l$"ngs. The Co%rt hel$ that the &la"nt"

#o%l$ not re#o)er the )al%e of the wor' $one as he ha$ a-an$one$ the #ontra#t.

Ro6erts v /ave!oc7 "14)2$ ) B8 -d8 :*:

A sh"&wr"ght agree$ to re&a"r a sh"&. The #ontra#t $"$ not e9&ressl* state when&a*ment was to -e ma$e. He #hose not to go on w"th the wor'. :t was hel$ that the

sh"&wr"ght was not -o%n$ to #om&lete the re&a"rs -efore #la"m"ng some &a*ment.

Note; GH Tre"tel The Law of Contract states at &4!+2; :n s%#h #ases the


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A sh"& fre"ghte$ to Ham-%rg was &re)ente$ 5-* restra"nt of &r"n#es5 from arr")"ng.

Cons"gnees a##e&te$ the #argo at another &ort to wh"#h the* ha$ $"re#te$ "t to -e

$el")ere$. The #ons"gnees were hel$ l"a-le %&on an "m&l"e$ #ontra#t to &a* fre"ght &ro

rata "t"ner"s "e for fre"ght at the #ontra#t rate for the &ro&ort"on of the )o*age

or"g"nall* %n$erta'en wh"#h was a#t%all* a##om&l"she$2. A #ontra#t was "m&l"e$ from

the"r $"re#t"ons re alternat")e &ort of $el")er*.

P!anche v Co!6urn "14)1$ 4 Bing 1:

The &la"nt" was to wr"te a -oo' on 5Cost%me an$ An#"ent Armo%r5 for a ser"es an$

was to re#e")e 61!! on #om&let"on of the -oo'. After he ha$ $one the ne#essar*

resear#h -%t -efore the -oo' ha$ -een wr"tten the &%-l"shers a-an$one$ the ser"es.

He #la"me$ alternat")el* on the or"g"nal #ontra#t an$ on a


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An em&lo*er tol$ "s em&lo*ee a tra)ell"ng #o%r"er2 -efore the t"me for &erforman#e

arr")e$ that he wo%l$ not re


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#ontra#t -oth &art"es 'new that a $raft #om&%lsor* &%r#hase or$er ha$ -een ma$e.

("m&e* &%r&orte$ to term"nate rel*"ng on th"s &ro)"s"on an$ (oo$ar so%ght $amages

alleg"ng that th"s amo%nte$ to a wrongf%l re&%$"at"on. The"r $amages #la"m "n#l%$e$

the loss s%ere$ -* the th"r$ &art* as to wh"#h see Pr")"t* of Contra#t2.

The Ho%se of Lor$s hel$ -* a ma/or"t* of 3;+ that "n or$er to #onst"t%te a

ren%n#"at"on of the #ontra#t there ha$ to -e an "ntent"on to a-an$on the #ontra#t an$

"nstea$ of a-an$on"ng the #ontra#t ("m&e* were rel*"ng on "ts terms as /%st"f*"ng

the"r r"ght to term"nate.

,. FRU0TRAT:ON

&a;!or v Ca!de!! "14%)$ ) B3 42%

For fa#ts see -elow. la#'-%rn state$; >The &r"n#"&le seems to %s to -e that "n

#ontra#ts "n wh"#h the &erforman#e $e&en$s on the #ont"n%e$ e9"sten#e of a g")en

&erson or th"ng a #on$"t"on "s "m&l"e$ that the "m&oss"-"l"t* of &erforman#e ar"s"ngfrom the &er"sh"ng of the &erson or th"ng shall e9#%se the &erforman#e.>

Davis Contractors v ,areha' DC [195%] -C %9%

For fa#ts see -elow. Lor$s Re"$ an$ Ra$#l"e state$ that the 5ra$"#al #hange "n the

o-l"gat"on5 test re


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engage a stan$@"n for the three n"ghts a wee' when Con$or #o%l$ not wor' s"n#e th"s

"n)ol)e$ $o%-le rehearsals of the gro%&5s m%s"# an$ #ome$* ro%t"nes.

Phi!!i(s v -!ha'6ra Pa!ace Co [19*1] 1 B 59

One &artner "n a rm of m%s"# hall &ro&r"etors $"e$ after a tro%&e of &erformers ha$

-een engage$. The #ontra#t w"th the &erformers was hel$ not to -e fr%strate$

-e#a%se the #ontra#t was not of a &ersonal nat%re an$ #o%l$ -e enfor#e$ aga"nst thes%r)")"ng &artners.

raves v Cohen "1929$ :% &LR 121

The #o%rt hel$ that the $eath of a ra#ehorse owner fr%strate$ the #ontra#t w"th h"s

em&lo*ee a /o#'e* -e#a%se the #ontra#t #reate$ a relat"onsh"& of m%t%al #on$en#e.

Kre!! v /enr; [19*)] 2 KB #:*

Henr* h"re$ a room from rell for two $a*s to -e %se$ as a &os"t"on from wh"#h to

)"ew the #oronat"on &ro#ess"on of E$war$ :: -%t the #ontra#t "tself ma$e no

referen#e to that "nten$e$ %se. The "ng5s "llness #a%se$ a &ost&onement of the

&ro#ess"on. :t was hel$ that Henr* was e9#%se$ from &a*"ng the rent for the room. The

hol$"ng of the &ro#ess"on on the $ates &lanne$ was regar$e$ -* -oth &art"es as -as"#

to enfor#ement of the #ontra#t.

/erne Ba; 3tea'6oat Co v /utton [19*)] 2 KB %4)

Herne a* agree$ to h"re a steam-oat to H%tton for a &er"o$ of two $a*s for the

&%r&ose of ta'"ng &assengers to 0&"thea$ to #r%"se ro%n$ the eet an$ see the na)al

re)"ew on the o##as"on of E$war$ ::5s #oronat"on. The re)"ew was #an#elle$ -%t the

-oat #o%l$ ha)e -een %se$ to #r%"se ro%n$ the assem-le$ eet. :t was hel$ that the

#ontra#t was not fr%strate$. The hol$"ng of the na)al re)"ew was not the onl* e)ent

%&on wh"#h the "nten$e$ %se of the -oat was $e&en$ent. The other o-/e#t of the

#ontra#t was to #r%"se ro%n$ the eet an$ th"s rema"ne$ #a&a-le of f%llment.

Metro(o!itan ?ater Board v Dic7 Kerr [1914] -C 119

err agree$ to -%"l$ a reser)o"r for the (ater oar$ w"th"n s"9 *ears. After two *ears

err were re


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Re 3hi(ton< -nderson and /arrison Brothers [1915] ) KB %#%

A #ontra#t was #on#l%$e$ for the sale of wheat l*"ng "n a wareho%se. The Go)ernment

re


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The $efen$ant5s grante$ the &la"nt"s the r"ght to $"s&la* an a$)ert"s"ng s"gn on the

$efen$ant5s hotel for se)en *ears. ("th"n th"s &er"o$ the hotel was #om&%lsor"l*

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