Connie enters into an agreement with Razmin, a local artist, to showcase a particular one of her sculptures at a prestigious art show. The day before the show, the gallery where the sculpture was being stored burns to the ground. Which of the following represents the most likely outcome?
A) The contract has been discharged through frustration.
B) Razmin has breached the contract by failing to deliver the sculpture.
C) Razmin can simply provide a different sculpture to satisfy the contract.
D) Connie will still need to pay Razmin the same price agreed to in the contract because the fire was not Razmin's fault.
E) The contract is void.

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The contract has likely been discharged through frustration because the destruction of the sculpture by an unforeseen event (the fire) makes it impossible to fulfill the contract's original purpose, which was to showcase that particular sculpture.

Connie Enters into an Agreement with Razmin, a Local Artist