Legal Opinion
United Corp. v. Reed, Wible and Brown, Inc.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided January 29, 1986No. Civ. No. 1985/15PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The issue presented in this appeal from the Territorial Court is whether the failure of a contracting party to comply with a condition precedent prevents application of the doctrine of anticipatory breach. We affirm the trial court’s decision and hold that performance of a condition is excused where the breaching party induced the noncompliance.
I. FACTS
The appeal involves the second lawsuit arising out of the parties’ contract for the sale and lease back of construction equipment. Executed in February 1980, the agreement was to last through the completion of two building projects…
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