Madam Poussard was under contract with Spiers to sing in an opera at the Criterian Theatre. She fell sick and was unable to attend rehearsals. Her non-performance, being caused by sickness, was not a breach of contract on her part.
Held: The absence did excuse the Theatre Company from continuing to employ her.
Blackburn J
[1876] 1 QBD 410
England and Wales
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Cited – Torquay Hotel v Cousins CA 17-Dec-1968
The plaintiff contracted to buy oil for his hotel from Esso. Members of the defendant trades union blocked the deliveries of oil by Esso to the Hotel because of a trade dispute they had with the management of the hotel. The hotel sued for an . .
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Contract
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Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.272906