Reviewed case brief
Frost v. Knight
(1872) LR 7 Ex 111
(1872) LR 7 Ex 111 · Court of Exchequer (England)
- Court
- Court of Exchequer (England)
- Year
- 1872
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Where a party repudiates a contingent contract before the contingency occurs, the innocent party may immediately treat the repudiation as an anticipatory breach and sue for damages without waiting for the contingency to happen.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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