Contracts II

Restatement Second of Contracts § 254

Restatement Second of Contracts § 254

Effect of Subsequent Events on Duty to Pay Damages

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  1. A party's duty to pay damages for total breach by repudiation is discharged if it appears after the breach that there would have been a total failure by the injured party to perform his return promise.
  2. A party's duty to pay damages for total breach by repudiation is discharged if it appears after the breach that the duty that he repudiated would have been discharged by impracticability or frustration before any breach by non-performance.
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