Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fundamental Breach, Condition Subsequent, Force Majeure

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2080
• Professor: James Hildebrand

Document Summary

Week 6 - questions and answers th edition) Chapter 12 (7th edition) / chapter 13(8th edition) (please refer to the week 6 course notes for the corresponding page numbers and questions for both the 7th and 8th editions. ) Performance in contract law is the performance of one"s obligations exactly (or as close as possible where there is some ambiguity) as described or set out in the terms of the contract. The performance of one"s obligations ends further obligations or that party and is said to discharge the contract. Performance of a contract is the usual performing of one"s obligations pursuant to the terms of the contract, the completion of which end"s one"s obligations. Specific performance is a remedy, and is a court"s order compelling a party to fulfill its obligations in exactly the terms described in the contract, rather than the remedy of damages for breach of contract.