Legal Opinion

Crest Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 5, 2005No. 53364-9-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*764f 1 Damages recoverable for a breach of contract are those which

Grosse, J.

“may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally, i.e., according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties, at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it”.[1]

This corresponds with the general rule governing damages for breach of contract: that the aggrieved party should be put in the same economic position it would have attained had the contract been…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Bowers v. Transamerica Title InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Mahler v. SzucsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Mahler v. SzucsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Prier v. Refrigeration Engineering Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Bowles v. Department of Retirement SystemsWashington Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Arzola v. Name Intelligence, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2015
  5. Universal Drilling Co. v. R & R Rig Service, LLCWyoming Supreme Court · 2012

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