California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 1 — Relief, Title 2 — Compensatory Relief, Chapter 2 — Measure of Damages, Article 1 — Damages for Breach of Contract, Section 3300
Section Thirty-three Hundred. For the breach of an obligation arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this Code, is the amount which will compensate the party aggrieved for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, or which, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to result therefrom.
Notes
Sets contract damages, unless the Code expressly provides otherwise, at the amount that compensates the injured party for all detriment proximately caused by the breach or likely to result from it in the ordinary course of events. The measure applies to breaches of obligations arising from contract.
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