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All Points Capital Corp. v. Boyd Brothers, Inc.
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Defendants promised to pay Plaintiff. The Defendants defaulted on this promise. Plaintiff then brought this suit. Defendants sought a continuance so they could have more time to support their defenses for nonperformance. The defense discussed here is an affirmative defense of commercial impracticability based on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Their claim is that because a significant portion of their customers are on the Gulf Coast, they were devastated by the oil spill and consequently, Defendant’s printing business was so severely impacted that their nonperformance on their promises to pay should be excused.
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