Holdover Equals Impossibility
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- Contracts1
Example wrong choices
14506_lydia_rooftop_loft · CONTRACTS · Choice ANo, because Mary breached by failing to tender the deed and possession on March 4.
Why it's attractive
It proves a breach but not that the breach ends the whole deal.
Why it's wrong
It proves a breach but not that the breach ends the whole deal.
14506_lydia_rooftop_loft · CONTRACTS · Choice BNo, because Mary has an adequate remedy at law for money damages.
Why it's attractive
This requires the land-specific performance Gold Key.
Why it's wrong
This requires the land-specific performance Gold Key.
14506_lydia_rooftop_loft · CONTRACTS · Choice CYes, because the court will excuse Mary's late tender as temporary impossibility caused by Lydia's wrongful holdover.
Why it's attractive
It answers through excuse doctrine instead of partial breach/time-not-essential.
Why it's wrong
It answers through excuse doctrine instead of partial breach/time-not-essential.
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