Normally, compensatory damages are measured by the party's expectancy, or what the parties should have reasonably foreseen as flowing from the breach.
Parties may also receive reliance damages for the expenses caused by relying on the breached contract or restitution damages for the expense of assets conferred on the breaching party.
Damages for breach of contract should only be awarded where they arise naturally from the contract are known as compensatory damages. This is what will compensate the aggrieved party to the contract.
There are several: 1. Recission, where the contract is cancelled, both parties excused, and any advance payments are returned, 2. Reformation, where the contract is altered to reflect what was actually intended, 3. Specific performance, where the court orders that the exact terms of the contract are executed, 4. Compensatory damages, to cover losses incurred as a result of non-performance, 5, Consequential and incidental damages, to cover "forseeable losses" as a result of the breach 6. Punative damages, to punish a person for willfull breach 7. Liquidated damages, those specified in the contract if the terms are not met.
Contract law is a very complicated area of law. The answer depends on the contract, the circumstances of the breach and state laws. Remedies can include compensatory damages, consequential damages, punitive damages and a court order that requires performance exactly as outlined in the contract. You can read more about it at the related link.
Reliance damages compensate a party for expenses incurred due to relying on the contract, while expectation damages aim to put the non-breaching party in the position they would have been in if the contract was fulfilled. Parties consider factors like the nature of the breach and their specific losses to determine which type of damages to seek in a breach of contract case.
No, the two are completely different legal concepts and have nothing to do with one another. A broken, or breach of contract falls under the law on contracts. Conversion, or civil theft, falls under the law of torts. The remedy for a breach of contract is to give the non-breaching party damages so that he gets the benefit of his original bargain. The remedy for conversion is compensatory damages in the amount of the value of the item converted plus, perhaps punitive damages, since conversion is an intentional tort.
Such damages as naturally and generally would result from a breach of contract.
breach is a form of discharge. Generally, a discharge is when a contract ends for any reason. A breach is when one of the parties does not perform under the contract. Breach could lead to discharge, rescission, or damages, or nothing.
A breach of contract does not automatically make the contract null and void. The non-breaching party can choose to enforce the contract, seek damages for the breach, or terminate the contract depending on the circumstances and terms of the agreement.
Means failure of a party to fulfill his obligations under the contract
To prove a breach of contract, one must show that a valid contract existed, that one party failed to fulfill their obligations under the contract, and that the other party suffered damages as a result of the breach. This can be done through evidence such as written contracts, communication records, and documentation of the damages incurred.
The legal responsibility of the defendant in a breach of contract case is to fulfill the terms of the contract as agreed upon or provide compensation for any damages caused by the breach.
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