Frustration of Purpose: Krell v. Henry and Adbar v. New Beginnings

Generally, contractual promises must be performed. But performance can be "excused" under certain circumstances. Frustration of purpose is an excuse whereby the purchaser of a good or service does not have to go through with that purchase because the purpose of purchasing that good or service has been "substantially frustrated." This video explains the black-letter law of that doctrine, and it illustrates how the doctrine works through two cases: Krell v. Henry and Adbar v. New Beginnings.
CONTENTS
1:05 Origins of the Frustration of Purpose Doctrine - Krell v. Henry, 2 KB 740 (1903)
3:32 Conclusions on Krell v. Henry
5:10 Modern doctrine of Discharge by Supervening Frustration - Restatement (Second) of Contract § 265
9:45 Adbar, L.C. v. New Beginnings C-Star, 103 S.W.3d 799 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003)
16:31 Elements of Frustration of Purpose