Principle

CONTRACT LAW — Entire vs Divisible Contracts — Effect of Breach Depends on Severability of Performance

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Indivisible contracts require full performance as condition precedent; partial performance does not bind. Divisible contracts allow partial performance to bind pro tanto. The principle applies to contract law. The rule determines breach consequences. The test is the parties' intention regarding the essence of the contract.…

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