Chapter 22 – Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
V. ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM CASES
1. Yes. The liquidated damages clause providing that the minimum value of any lost
or damaged photograph was to be $1,500, but a higher reasonable value might be
2. Yes. The court stated that under Section 2-719 of the UCC, consequential
damages may be limited or excluded unless the limitation or exclusion is
unconscionable. Here, no injury to the person of Lobianco is involved, so the
3. No. the court held that the warranty promising to replace free of charge any part
4. No. The court held that Murrey’s action in dismantling the tables and using the
5. No. The furniture store was not entitled to recover the purchase price. First, it had to
show that it had tried to resell the furniture and rugs to someone else but had been
6. Yes. Cohn was awarded $1,679.50 as damages. The resale was made in good faith
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Chapter 22 – Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
7. The court awarded Barr the difference between the market value the yacht would
8. Yes. De La Hoya was awarded damages covering both the purchase price of the gun
and attorney fees. De La Hoya was entitled to recover the difference between the
9. Yes. The court held that Schweber could get specific performance if he could show a
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