Legal Opinion
Bendle v. Ortho Mattress, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1974No. 49695PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
"Damages growing out of a breach of contract, in order to form the basis of a recovery, must be such as can be traced solely to the breach, must be capable of exact computation, must have arisen naturally and according to the usual course of things from such breach, and must be such as the parties contemplated as a probable result of the breach.” Sanford-Brown Co. v. Patent Scaffolding Co., 199 Ga. 41(1) (33 SE2d 422). The plaintiff s expenses in preparing for performance of the contract, such as purchasing trucks and moving one of the partners to Atlanta, were not…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bennett v. Associated Food Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Hadden v. Southern Messenger ServiceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Crankshaw v. Stanley Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Sanford-Brown Co. v. Patent C. Company Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Twin City Lumber Co. v. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Flanders v. Hill Aircraft & Leasing Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Bradley v. GodwinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. CrumpCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Ambort v. TaricaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Autotax, Inc. v. Data Input Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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