Reviewed case brief
Krell v. Henry
[1903] 2 KB 740
## Summary
- Court
- Court of Appeal (England)
- Year
- 1903
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-23
Rule established
A contract is frustrated where the fundamental purpose for which both parties entered the contract ceases to exist due to a supervening event, even though literal performance remains physically possible — the doctrine of frustration of purpose.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
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