The Injured Party May Compel Specific Performance or Get an Injunction

Sometimes money damages are not an adequate remedy for breach of contract. Therefore a court may give the injured party a form of special relief termed specific performance. Specific performance is the actual completion of the agreement as promised. The court simply orders the defaulting party to perform as agreed.

Generally, money damages suffice as a remedy for breach of contract in cases involving the sale of personal property. The victim may use the money to buy similar property from someone else. If the property is unique, however, so that it cannot be obtained elsewhere, specific performance may be awarded. An example would be a rare work of art. This remedy is also generally available when the contract is for the sale of real property because every parcel of land is unique.

In some cases, when money damages or specific performance would not be appropriate, the court may order rescission or grant an injunction to prohibit specified acts.

Vocabulary

recovery of damages возмещение ущерба/ убытков

remedy средство судебной защиты

rescission [ri’si3n] аннулирование, ликвидация, отмена

to rescind [ri’sind] аннулировать, расторгать, отменять (договор)

cancellation аннулирование, отмена (при покупке товаров)

to mitigate уменьшать возмещение убытков

specific performance исполнение договора в натуре

injunction судебный запрет

waiver отказ от права, требования

judgment-proof не подчиняющийся судебному постановлению