Waldinger Corp. v. CRS Group Engineers Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
755 F.2d 781 (1985)
Relevant factsFree
Waldinger (plaintiff) contracted with Ashbrook (defendant) to supply equipment meeting specifications provided by CRS Group Engineers, which turned out to be exclusive to a competitor's equipment; Ashbrook discovered it could not meet those specifications and sought to be excused from performance under the impracticability doctrine.
IssueFree
Whether a party is excused from performing a contract under the Uniform Commercial Code if an unexpected event makes performance impracticable and the nonoccurrence of that event was a basic contract assumption.
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