unavoidable delay

unavoidable delay
A delay occurring by unavoidable cause, by unavoidable accident, or unavoidable casualty. Unavoidable delay in the performance of a contract, to amount to an excuse by custom or usage, must be confined to delays due to causes originating after the contract has been entered into. Lima Locomotive & Machine Co. v National Steel Estings Co. (CA6 Ohio) 155 F 77.

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