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'C' let a music hall to 'X' for a series of music concerts for certain days. The hall was completely…

Destruction of the music hall by fire before the concerts renders performance impossible, so "the contract is discharged by impossibility of performance" under s.56 (Taylor…

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'C' let a music hall to 'X' for a series of music concerts for certain days. The hall was completely destroyed by fire before the scheduled date of concerts. In this case

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Destruction of the music hall by fire before the concerts renders performance impossible, so "the contract is discharged by impossibility of performance" under s.56 (Taylor v Caldwell); it was valid when made and is not void ab initio.

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