Contracts: Sullivan v O'Connor

18/12/2020 22 min

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Episode Synopsis

Topics: Contract Remedies
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1973

Damages Spectrum:
Restitution <---> Reliance <---> Expectation

Restitution Damages:
The $622 she paid for surgery

Expectation Damages:
Difference between her messed up nose and "beautiful" nose 
+ Pain and suffering for third surgery 
+ Any hospital expenses for third surgery 
+ Difference between her earnings with messed up nose and earnings she would have had with "beautiful" nose

Reliance Damages:
Difference between her messed up nose and pre-surgery nose
+ Pain and suffering for first two surgeries
+ Any hospital expenses for first two surgeries
+ Pain and suffering for third surgery
+ Any hospital expenses for third surgery
+ Lost earnings due to messed up nose
+ The $622 she paid for surgery 

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