Question

In the case of breach of contract,the aggrieved party can always ___________________.

• A. Claim ordinary or general damages
• B. Claim for special damages
• C. Claim exemplary damages
• D. All the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Claim ordinary or general damages

• The term ‘damages’ may be defined as the monetary compensation payable by the defaulting party to the aggrieved party for the loss suffered by him. The aggrieved party, may therefore bring an action for damages against the party who is guilty of the breach of the contract. And the party, guilty of the breach, is liable to pay damages to the aggrieved party.
  
• General damages arise naturally from the breach of contract. They are restricted to the ‘direct and proximate’ consequences and not to the remote or indirect losses or consequences of the breach of a contract.