Contracts II

Restatement Second of Contracts § 347

Restatement Second of Contracts § 347

Measure of Damages in General

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Subject to the limitations stated in [R2C § 350, R2C § 351, R2C § 352, & R2C § 353], the injured party has a right to damages based on his expectation interest as measured by

  1. the loss in the value to him of the other party's performance caused by its failure or deficiency, plus
  2. any other loss, including incidental or consequential loss, caused by the breach, less
  3. any cost or other loss that he has avoided by not having to perform.
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