Answer: A - A casino owner hires a magician to perform a magic show in the casino's entertainment lounge, but the entertainment lounge is destroyed in a fire two days before the contract was to begin. The casino owner then sues the magician. The oceanside cottage situation above is most analogous to Answer A because both involve a contract between two parties, destruction of something fundamental to the contract (assumed by both parties), and a lawsuit. Answer B is not analogous (or is less analogous) because the property was destroyed after the construction was completed. Answer C is not analogous (or is less analogous) because the farmer intentionally destroyed the barn. Answer D is not analogous because no contract existed between the parties, and the failure to repair the fence involved negligence (not contracts).
