Question

Planners & Builders, Inc., enters into a contract with O’Reilly to refurbish a garage on his property as an auto repair shop. O’Reilly’s neighbor Nora challenges the project as a violation of the local zoning laws. A court orders a permanent halt to the project. O’Reilly’s contract with Planners & Builders is
a.discharged.
b.not affected.
c.breached.
d.suspended.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. discharged.

Explanation:

Based on the scenario it can be said that after the court order, O’Reilly’s contract with Planners & Builders is officially discharged. In the context of the law, a discharged contract is a contract or agreement that has been terminated or made null. This can happen due to many reasons, such as fulfillment of a contract, inability to fulfill one parties duties, Bankruptcy, etc. In this case it was due to a court order.