Question

Dry Gulch Farms hires Elliot to repair its irrigation system on site on a certain date for $2,500, but Elliot does not show up as agreed. Dry Gulch hired Fernando to go the job for $2,000. Dry Gulch may recover from Elliot:________a. nothingb. compensatory damagesc. consequential damagesd. nominal damages

Answer 1

D. Nominal damages

Step-by-step explanation:

Nominal damages refers to damage award or small money awarded for damages issued by a court to someone who has suffered legal sring but no actual financial loss. In this case, since Dry Gulch farm did not pay Elliot before hand to do the job, they suffered no financial loss from elliot not showing up as agreed upon, but that doesn't stop dry gulch from recovering from elliot nominal damages.

Since there are no financial loses, the money awarded to the plaintiff are usually very small amount. Although, in some cases however, nominal damages are used as a basis in collecting punitive damages, legal fees and cost.