Anyone remember this contracts case? Forum

[gatesome]

The case is pretty old I believe. The premise of the case was that the parties contracted for goods, Party A didn’t end up supplying the goods, Party B went out and bought the most expensive replacement they could find, then sued Party A for reimbursement. The Court held that Party A was only liable for the reasonable cost of replacing the product they failed to deliver. So it wasn’t specific performance, maybe indemnification?

[pancakes3]

Duty to mitigate damages

[gatesome]

Duty to mitigate damages

Definitely on to something there... thanks. Still trying to find the case though

[Serett]

Sounds kind of like Thorne v. White.

[BizBro]

Do you remember what they were buying/ selling? lol

[gatesome]

Do you remember what they were buying/ selling? lol

Sadly not. Perhaps medical or manufacturing equipment, but I really don't remember.

[pancakes3]

If you remember your textbook, you might be able to casebrief it in accordance with the damages section, but what difference does it make what case it is?

[timmyd]

Sounds like covering in bad faith.

[BuddyHoller]

This sounds really familiar. I think we read this case but our professor didn't teach it. It's not in my notes, anyway.