Impracticability excuses performance where an unexpected event occurs that renders performance "impracticable." In 1956, a ship loaded with wheat departed from Galveston, Texas to Bandar Shapur, Iran. While the ship was en route, Egyptian President Nasser blockaged the Suez Canal, the usual shipping route. The ship diverted around the Cape of Good Hope at some additional cost, and the shipper sued to recover that cost. Does the impracticability doctrine demand that the shipper recover? Check out the video to find out!
