TechSolutions enters into a written contract with DesignPro to develop a software application. The contract specifies the project deadline as "the end of the quarter." DesignPro completes the project two weeks after the quarter ends. TechSolutions claims DesignPro breached the contract by missing the deadline. How should the court interpret the deadline term?
The court will consider surrounding circumstances and allow flexibility in the deadline.
The court will interpret the deadline as the final day of the quarter, and DesignPro breached the contract by delivering late.
DesignPro can argue that minor delays within a week are permissible under reasonable time interpretations.
The term is vague, so the court may enforce a specific deadline based on the contract's context.
The deadline was clearly specified to mark a definite time frame. Since DesignPro delivered the project two weeks after the designated period without any ambiguity in the contract, it constitutes a breach.
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