A buyer and seller enter into an agreement to sell a mobile home and lot.Before the deed can be signed,the mobile home is destroyed by a tornado.Which of the following doctrines would most likely allow the buyer to avoid his contractual obligations?

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Impossibility applies when an unforeseeable event, such as a tornado, makes it impossible to perform the contract. Since the mobile home has been destroyed, it is impossible for the buyer and seller to fulfill their agreement. Therefore, the buyer would be able to avoid their contractual obligations.

A Buyer and Seller Enter into an Agreement to Sell