Alternative promise enforceability: only the lawful branch is enforceable despite an alternative illegal option under contract law Where an alternative promise offers a lawful and an unlawful branch, only the lawful branch is enforceable; the illegal alternative is void and does not invalidate the enforceable obligation to perform the lawful option (e.g., deliver rice rather than smuggled opium).
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Alternative promise enforceability: only the lawful branch is enforceable despite an alternative illegal option under contract law
Where an alternative promise offers a lawful and an unlawful branch, only the lawful branch is enforceable; the illegal alternative is void and does not invalidate the enforceable obligation to perform the lawful option (e.g., deliver rice rather than smuggled opium).
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