Question

Amy breached her contract with Allen. The court will award Allen compensatory damages in an amount sufficient to: Group of answer choices put Allen in a better position than he would have been in if Amy had performed the contract. discourage Amy from breaching her contracts in the future. punish Amy for breaching the contract. put Allen in the position he would have been in if Amy had performed the contract.

Answer 1

put Allen in the position he would have been in if Amy had performed the contract.

Explanation: Compensatory damages are further categorized into special damages, which are economic losses such as loss of earnings, property damage and medical expenses, and general damages, which are non-economic damages such as pain and suffering and emotional distress.

Compensatory damages are an award of a sum of money which aims to compensate the claimant for his loss under the contract.