Key Point
- Damages for breach of contract compensate for expectation loss
Facts
- Harman (D) agreed in writing to grant a 21-year lease to Robinson (C) for £110/year
- It turned out that D had no right to grant the lease since the right to reserved to the trustees of the land
- C sued D for breach of contract, the trial judge awarded £200 for the loss of benefit the lease would have conferred on him (known as expectation loss)
- D argued that C could only recover for his expenses
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