Legal Opinion
American List Corp. v. U.S. News & World Report, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1989PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
Defendant U.S. News and World Report repudiated its contract with plaintiff American List Corp. whereby defendant agreed to rent, over a 10-year period, mailing lists of the names of college students to be compiled by plaintiff. The primary issue presented on this appeal is whether the damages suffered by plaintiff are general, thus requiring only that plaintiff prove that they flowed naturally from the breach, or whether the damages were special damages for lost profits which, to be compensable, must have been foreseeable and within the contemplation of the…
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