Contracts II
Restatement Second of Contracts § 349
Damages Based on Reliance Interest
As an alternative to the measure of damages stated in [R2C § 347], the injured party has a right to damages based on his reliance interest, including expenditures made in preparation for performance or in performance, less any loss that the party in breach can prove with reasonable certainty the injured party would have suffered had the contract been performed.
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