Lord Sumner considered the doctrine of frustration, formulating it as a ‘device by which the rules as to absolute contracts are reconciled with a special exception which justice demands.’
Judges:
Lord Sumner
Citations:
[1926] AC 497
Cited by:
Cited – National Carriers Ltd v Panalpina (Northern) Ltd HL 11-Dec-1980
No Frustration of Lease through loss of access
The tenant’s access to the premises was closed by the local authority because it passed by a derelict and dangerous building. The tenant argued that its tenancy was frustrated.
Held: The lease was not frustrated. The lease had a term of ten . .
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Contract
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.259068