First Principles of Business Law

Performance and breach of contract

4. Establishing a breach of contract

4.2. Non-performance

 

 

 

Read the facts and the question and then choose the best answer.

On 20th June, A, who is a baker, agrees to buy 5,000 kgs of grade 1 bread flour from B for $2,500. The contract provides for A to collect the flour at B's warehouse the next day. But when A sends his truck to collect the flour, B has no grade 1 bread flour in stock. He offers to supply grade 1 cake flour instead at the same price, or grade 2 bread flour at a 10% discount.

A says that, despite the alternatives offered by B, there has been a complete failure by B to perform the contract. Is A correct?

(a) Yes. The contract was for a particular type of flour, and to supply anything else is the same as supplying nothing at all.

(b) No. The contract was for a particular type of flour, but the supply of flour of another type is at least partial performance rather than non-performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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