Northern Delaware Indus.
Dev. Corp. v. E.W. Bliss Co.
Court of Chancery of
245 A.2d 431.
Facts: The plaintiffs and the defendant made a big money
agreement to update a steel plant. The defendant
was too slow, and the plaintiffs sought a court order forcing them to hire more
workers.
Issue: Should the court issue the order?
Rule: A court can decline to enforce specific performance
if doing so would put a burden on the court that’s out of whack with the benefit
of doing so.[1]
Analysis: The court basically says that it won’t become
involved in supervising such a big project because it would be
impractical. The court also refuses to
simply order the defendant to hire 300 workers, because specific performance
cannot be ordered to fulfill personal service contracts.
Conclusion: The court does not order specific performance.