Discuss whether Oppenheim and Maxwell are excused from performance. Please explain your answer

a.Oppenheim contracts to sell you 1000 bushels of apples from her orchard inWashington. Because of a severe frost she is unable to deliver them

b.Maxwell contracts to lease a service station for 10 yrs. His principal income is from the sale of gasoline. There is a pandemic and a glut of oil; consequently, people are not buying gas. He cannot make his lease payments. Is he excused for impossibility of performance?

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