A Wikipedia article on the doctrine of frustration of purpose in contract law, tracing its origin to the English case Taylor v Caldwell (1863) and its restatement in Section 265 of the American Restatement (Second) of Contracts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustration_of_purpose
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Frustration of Purpose (Wikipedia)
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This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Doctrines, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 5 general references.
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