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Ch2-3 Condition
Chapter 2-3: Conditions and Contingencies
Term | Definition |
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Condition | An event, not certain to occur, unless its non-occurrence is excused, before performance under a contract becomes due. |
Contingency | An event that may occur, a possibility. |
Condition Precedent | A contract condition required to occur before it ripens a contract duty. |
Condition Concurrent | Requires performance by both parties to be simultaneous. |
Condition Subsequent | A future event that is not certain to occur, which if it occurs extinguishes, modifies, or discharges an existing obligation or duty. |
Silence by the Party | A question of whether silence is to be treated as approval or disapproval of the condition the contingency qualifies. |
Time of the essence | Date specified for an obligation or event. |
Satisfaction of the Party | Based on the taste/personal fancy/personal judgment of a party to the contract or an objective, reasonable person standard. |
Waiver | The act of voluntarily giving up or surrendering a right given in the contract; A unilateral act with legal consequences. |
Lack of reasonable due diligence | The ripening of a contract duty, as required by the court, even though required event does not occur. |