If a contract is broken due to a drought? Is this cosidered a basis of objective impossibility of performance?

Published November 21, 2010

Question by bugstiger2002: If a contract is broken due to a drought? Is this cosidered a basis of objective impossibility of performance?
If someone offers to grow over 1000 bushels but with a drought that year causes her to grow only 250. Should this person that grew the crop be help responsible for a breach contract?

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Answer by BigD
Impossibility is a defense if there is an unforeseen occurrence that prevents full performance of the contract

Sounds like it would be a valid defense in this hypothetical

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