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Construction Contract Law

Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd. v. Maher
Facts:
•    Negotiating towards a lease
•    Waltons leads the prospective landlord to believe that there will be a lease.
•    As such, the landlord does what they have to do get the new building up on time for Waltons
•    New building 40% completed when Waltons walked away.
•    Landlord sues, alleging in effect […]

Contract Law Reliance

Mitigation
•    The victims of a broken contract must act reasonably to mitigate their losses.
•    This will reduce the damages that the D will have to pay in the case of a law suit.
o    From Chicoutimi, a victorious P is to get their expectations.
•    So in the case of a broken employment contract, the expectation would […]

Importance of Contract Law

Remoteness
•    A great many reactions can be construed to have spawned from a single action.
•    The question is how many of these reactions are worthy of being compensated as the result of a broken contract
•    Out of necessity, many contract plaintiffs will be under-compensated.
o    Example. Page 48.
•    2 questions:  Practicality & Policy
o    the law says […]

Contract Law Terms and Conditions

Damages
•    When discussing non-pecuniary damages (pain and suffering; loss of state of mind; etc.) law tends to view these heads of loss with suspicion.
o    Though jurisprudence says we will compensate for these, it awards these damages somewhat… begrudgingly.
•    Addis v. Gramaphone Co. – page 99 held that an employee that had been wrongfull dismissed was […]

Contract Law Consideration

This is the second class.  Last week’s class was replaced by visit to N.B. C.A.
Remedies:  Review from last day
•    Principle remedy for a broken contract is a money-remedy – damages
o    Again, do not confuse damages with damage.  Damage is the injury.  Damages is a technical term for the money remedy awarded by courts.
•    The traditional […]

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