Understanding Severable Vs. Non-Severable Contracts: Key Legal Distinctions
Severable contracts allow for the independent performance and enforcement of each obligation, while non-severable contracts link obligations so that breach of one impacts the entire agreement. In severable contracts, partial performance doesn’t excuse non-performance of other obligations, but in non-severable contracts, it does. Mutuality of obligations and excusable non-performance can vary between severable and non-severable…