Defending Breach Of Contract

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In Missouri, defenses against a breach of contract lawsuit include lack of contractual capacity, fraud or duress, mistake, and impossibility of performance. The impossibility of performance defense applies when unforeseen events make fulfilling the contract genuinely impossible, not just difficult or expensive. The event must be unforeseeable and not due to the fault of the party claiming impossibility. Consider consulting a local attorney for personalized legal advice.

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The "impossibility of performance" defense can be used if unforeseen events make fulfilling a contract genuinely impossible. In Missouri, key points include:
- The event must be truly unforeseeable.
- It can't be due to the fault of the party claiming impossibility.
- The event must make performance objectively impossible, not just difficult or expensive.
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