§ 19-20 Contract - Repudiation by Non-breaching Party

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§ 19-20 Contract - Repudiation by Non-Breaching Party

A nonbreaching party may repudiate a contract in response to a breach which is so fundamental and substantial as to defeat the purpose of the contract. Where the breach is not so material as to defeat the purpose of the contract, the non-breaching party is compensated by damages.

See Ackerman v. McMillan, 314 S.C. 268, 442 S.E.2d 618 (Ct. App. 1994); Gibbs v. G.K.H.,

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