Breach of Contract Remedies Quiz

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What remedy is available to an aggrieved party if they want to file a suit against the guilty party for damages for breach of contract?

  • Suit for rescission of the contract (correct)
  • Suit for specific performance of the contract
  • Suit for injunction against the guilty party
  • Suit for quantum meruit

What are exemplary damages made for?

  • In case of delay in contract performance
  • In case of minor breach of contract terms
  • In case of breach of verbal contracts
  • In case of breach of a contract to marry (correct)

What type of damages are allowed for loss actually sustained by the aggrieved party due to nonperformance of the contract?

  • Ordinary Damages (correct)
  • Exemplary Damages
  • Special Damages
  • Nominal Damages

Under what section of the Contract Act 1872 are special damages defined?

<p>Section 73 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When the injured party suffers no loss due to breach of contract, what are the damages recoverable by it?

<p>Nominal Damages (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what circumstances is specific performance granted?

<p>When compensation in money is not an adequate relief (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an injunction order of the court do?

<p>Restrains a person from doing a particular act (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is specific performance related to injunction?

<p>Specific performance is the actual carrying out of the contract, while injunction restrains a person from doing a particular act (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is it difficult to calculate the actual damages caused by non-performance?

<p>When the contract terms are complex and the impact of non-performance is uncertain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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