Monumental,Inc.contracts with Champion Builders to erect a three-story office building on a parcel of land it has purchased.Before construction begins,the local zoning board changes the zoning of the parcel and those adjoining it to residential use only.Monumental's contract with Champion is discharged.

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The contract between Monumental, Inc. and Champion Builders is discharged due to frustration of purpose, as the unforeseen zoning change to residential use only prevents the construction of the intended office building, making the contract's original purpose impossible to fulfill.