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Denny, Mott & Dickson Ltd v James B Fraser & Co Ltd

[1944] AC 265
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from Scotland)
Year1944
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Doctrinal subject: the frustration of an agreement

Area of Law

Contract and Commercial

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