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    Question

    The Principle of assessment of damages for breach of

    contract is given in :
    A King V. Horr Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Hyde v. Wrench Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Scarf V. Zodine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Hadley V. Baxendale Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Hadley & Anor v Baxendale is a leading English contract law case. It sets the leading rule to determine consequential damages from a breach of contract: a breaching party is liable for all losses that the contracting parties should have foreseen. Scarf vs. Jardine is an important case for the principle of holding out. Hyde v Wrench is a leading English contract law case on the issue of counter-offers and their relation to initial offers.

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