Buyer v. Seller: Failure to Fulfill Suspensive Condition for Seller's Benefit

An individual, having contracted for the sale of goods, sought damages after the seller failed to deliver, arguing the contract was subject to a suspensive condition precedent regarding obtaining necessary administrative authorization, which the seller had allegedly not diligently pursued. The court overturned the lower court's decision, reasoning that the obligation to obtain the authorization, being stipulated for the benefit of the buyer and not the seller, constituted a condition precedent whose non-realization through the seller's fault (failure to diligently pursue the necessary administrative steps) meant the seller could not invoke the condition's non-fulfillment to escape liability for breach of contract, thus upholding the buyer's claim for damages.