Contract Cancellation due to a Breach of Contract
Submitted by
Victoria Wyatt
Prepared for
Dr. Maverick
Acquisition Law
Spring 07
18 May 2007
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Overview
There are many ways to terminate the obligations of a contract. Most often, parties conclude their contract obligations by performing them. However, sometimes problems arise and parties cannot or will not complete their obligations under the contract. When this occurs, contracts may be terminated by reasons of rescission, breach, or impossibility of performance, (Bennett, 2007). The purpose of this paper is to discuss contract cancellations due to a breach of contract. Definition of a Contract A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties which creates a duty for each party to do something (e.g., to provide goods at a certain price according to a specified schedule) or a duty not to do something (e.g., to divulge an ...