Impossible contract
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One in which a party undertakes the performance of an act impossible in its nature. See 95 Cal. 353, 30 Pac. 555.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One which the law will not hold binding upon the parties because of the natural or legal impossibility of the performance by one party of that which is the consideration for the promise of the other.^ 7 Walt, Act & D. 124. See iMPOSSIBILrrY.