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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