Question

Cozette hires Baldrick to cook dinner for her family three nights per week for an entire year. Nine months into the agreement, Baldrick dies of food poisoning. Baldrick’s estate sues Cozette for Baldrick’s salary for the rest of the year. What result?
a. The agreement will be discharged due to true impossibility.
b. The agreement will be enforced unless the suit violates the statute of limitations.
c. The agreement will be discharged due to frustration of purpose.
d. The agreement will be enforced because it is not commercially impracticable.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The agreement will be discharged due to true impossibility.

Explanation:

Since in the question, it is given that Baldrick was hired for three nights per week for an entire year. Due to food poisoning, he dies after nine months of agreement.  

So, it is a contract in which two parties are involved which bound them to perform their dues and responsibilities.  

Since he died so automatically the contract lapse because of true reasons or impossibility  as it is impossible to fulfill the contract.

Hence, option A is correct.