Chapter 2

COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 1CHAPTER 2 COMPENSATORY RELIEF Article 1. Damages in General. Article 2. Measure of Damages. ARTICLE 1 DAMAGES IN GENERAL PART 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES § 2101. Person Suffering Detriment may Recover Damages. § 2102. What is Detriment. § 2103. Injuries Re sulting After Suit. § 2104. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability. § 2105. Civil Immunity for Certain Persons. § 2106. Immunity of Mediators and Conciliators. § 2101. Person Suffering Detriment may Recover Damages. Every person who suffers detriment from the unlawful act or omission of another, may recover from the person in fault a compensation the refor, in money, which is called damages. SOURCE: CC § 3281. § 2102. What is Detriment . Detriment is a loss or harm suffered in person or property . SOURCE: CC § 3282. § 2103. Injuries Resulting After Suit. Damages may be awarded, in a judicial proceeding, for detriment resulting after the commencement thereof, or certain to result in the future. SOURCE: CC § 3283.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 2§ 2104. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability.

ommencement thereof, or certain to result in the future. SOURCE: CC § 3283.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 2§ 2104. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability. Any person who renders emergency care or assistance without compensation at the place of an emergency or accident, shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting his acts or omissions, exce pt for such damages as may result from his gross negligence or wanton omissions. COMMENT: This is the law popularly known as the AGood Samaritan Law @. SOURCE: CC § 3284; amended by P.L.. 12 -92 (1/16/74). NOTE: No CC §§ 3285 -3286 (1970) existed. § 2105. Ci vil Immunity for Certain Persons. (a) Civil immunity for physicians, nurse or dentist members of certain boards and committees. Any physician, nurse or dentist who is actively engaged in the practice of such profession shall be immune from civil liability for any act, decision, or omission done or made in good faith in performance of duties as a member or agent of committees specified in § 412 of Title 6, Guam Code Annotated, when such committee functions: (i) to investigate any complaint that a physical o r mental impairment, including

as a member or agent of committees specified in § 412 of Title 6, Guam Code Annotated, when such committee functions: (i) to investigate any complaint that a physical o r mental impairment, including alcoholism or drug addiction, had impaired the ability of any physician or dentist to practice his profession, and to encourage, recommend and arrange for a course of treatment, if deemed appropriate, or (ii) to review the du ration of patient stays in health facilities or professional services furnished with respect to the medical or dental necessity for such services, for the purpose of promoting the most efficient use of available health facilities and services, the adequacy or quality of professional services, or the reasonableness of charges m ade byor on behalf of physicians or dentists, or (iii) to resolve questions concerning the admission of any member to, or the taking of disciplinary action against any member of, any medical society or association affiliated with the American Medical Association or American Dental Association; provided, that such entity has been established and duly constituted by a public hospital, or a medical or dental society or association affilia ted

edical Association or American Dental Association; provided, that such entity has been established and duly constituted by a public hospital, or a medical or dental society or association affilia ted with the American Medical Association or the American Dental Associa tion or with a COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 3governmental agency and provided that such act, decision, or omission is not done or made in bad faith or with malicious intent,. The immunity provided by subsection (a ) of this section shall not extend to any person with respect to actions, decisions, or omissions, the liability for which is limited under the provisions of the Federal Social Security Acts or amendments thereto. (b) Civil immunity of members of, or consu ltants to, certain boards or committees. Every member of, or health care professional consultant to, committees specified in 6 GCA § 412, shall be immune from civil liability for any act, decision, omission, or utterance done or made in good faith performa nce of duties while serving as a member or consultant to such committee, when such committee functions to review, evaluate, or make recommendations on: (i) the duration of patient

good faith performa nce of duties while serving as a member or consultant to such committee, when such committee functions to review, evaluate, or make recommendations on: (i) the duration of patient stays in health care facilities, (ii) professional services furnished with r espect to the medical or dental necessity for such services, (iii) the purpose of promoting the most efficient use of available health care facilities and services, (iv) the adequacy or quality of professional services, (v) the competency and qualification s for professional staff privileges, or (vi) the reasonableness or appropriateness of charges made by or on behalf of health care facilities; provided, that such entity has been established pursuant to federal or Guam law or regulation, or pursuant to stan dards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations; and provided further that such act, decision, omission, or utterance is not done or made in bad faith or with malicious intent. SOURCE: CC § 3285; added by P.L. 20 -117. § 2106. Im munity of Mediators and Conciliators. In an agreement or contract between two (2) or more consenting parties to settle a dispute by means of mediation

CE: CC § 3285; added by P.L. 20 -117. § 2106. Im munity of Mediators and Conciliators. In an agreement or contract between two (2) or more consenting parties to settle a dispute by means of mediation or conciliation, the mediators participating in the mediation or conciliation in furtherance of the agreement or contract of the parties, shall not be subject to civil liability or to suit with regard to the mediation or conciliation.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 4SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24 -49:2 (6/20/97). PART 2 INTEREST AS DAMAGES § 2110. Persons Entitled to Damages Also Entitled to Int erest. § 2111. In Actions, not in Contract. § 2112. Limit Rate by Contract. § 2113. Acceptance of Principal Waives Interest. § 2110. Persons Entitled to Damages Also Entitled to Interest. Every person who is entitled to recover damages certain, or capabl e of being made certain by calculation, and the right to recover which is vested in him, upon a particular day, is entitled also to recover interest thereon from that day, except during such time as the debtor is prevented by law, or bythe act of the cred itor, from paying the debt. SOURCE: CC § 3287.

lar day, is entitled also to recover interest thereon from that day, except during such time as the debtor is prevented by law, or bythe act of the cred itor, from paying the debt. SOURCE: CC § 3287. COURT DECISIONS: See Capital Ins. Co. v. Globe Indemnity , 382 F .2d 623 (1967). § 2111. In Actions, not in Contract. In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, and in every case of oppression, fraud, or malice, interest may be given. SOURCE: CC § 3288. § 2112. Limit Rate by Contract. Any legal rate of interest stipulated by a contract remains chargeable after a breach thereof, as before, until the contract is superseded by a judgme nt or other new obligation. SOURCE: CC § 3289. § 2113. Acceptance of Principal Waives Interest. Accepting payment of the whole principal, as such, waives all claim to interest. SOURCE: CC § 3290. NOTE: No CC §§ 3291 -3293 existed. ----------COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 5PART 3 EXEMP LARY DAMAGES § 2120. When Exemplary Damages Allowed. § 2120. When Exemplary Da mages Allowed. In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or

xemplary Damages Allowed. § 2120. When Exemplary Da mages Allowed. In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice, e xpress or implied, the plaintiff, in addition to the actual damages, may recover damages for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant. SOURCE: CC § 3294. NOTE: No CC §§ 3295 -3299 existed. ---------- ARTICLE 2 MEASURE OF DAMAGES PART 1 DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT § 2201. Measure, Breach of Contract. § 2202. Damages Must be Certain. § 2203. Breach of Contract -Liquidated Damages. § 2204. Detriment: Breach of Covenant of Seizin. § 2205. Breach Covenant Against Encumbrances. § 2206. Breach to Convey Real Pr operty. § 2207. Breach to buy Real Property. § 2208. Breach to Sell Personal Property not Paid for. § 2209. Breach to Deliver Personal Property Fully Paid. § 2210. Breach to Pay for Personal Property Sold. § 2211. Breach to Buy Personal Property. § 2212. Breach Warranty Title Personal Property. § 2213. Breach Warranty Quality Personal Property. § 2214. Breach Warranty Special Purpose. § 2215. Breach Carrier's Obligation to Receive. § 2216.

y. § 2212. Breach Warranty Title Personal Property. § 2213. Breach Warranty Quality Personal Property. § 2214. Breach Warranty Special Purpose. § 2215. Breach Carrier's Obligation to Receive. § 2216. Breach Carrier's Obligation to Deliver. § 2217. Carrier's Delay. § 2218. Breach Warranty of Authority.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 6§ 2219. Breach Promise of Marriage. § 2220. Banks' Liability Damages Nonpayment Checks. [Repealed.] § 2201. Measure, Breach of Contract. For the breach of an obligation arising from contract, the measure of damages, exc ept where otherwise expressly provided in Titles 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of this Code, is the amount which will compensate the party aggrieved for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, or which, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely t o result therefrom. SOURCE: CC § 3300. NOTE: The Compiler has changed the original reference in the section dealing with 'this Code' to the appropriate titles of the Guam Code Annotated containing what was the Civil Code. § 2202. Damages Must be Certain. No damages can be recovered for a breach of contract which are not clearly ascertainable in both their nature and

m Code Annotated containing what was the Civil Code. § 2202. Damages Must be Certain. No damages can be recovered for a breach of contract which are not clearly ascertainable in both their nature and origin. SOURCE: CC § 3301. § 2203. Breach of Contract -Liquidated Damages. The detriment caused by a breach of an obligation to pay money on ly is deemed to be the amount due by the terms of the obligation with interest thereon. SOURCE: CC § 3302. NOTE: No CC § 3303 existed. § 2204. Detriment: Breach of Covenant of Seizin. The detriment caused by a breach of a covenant of seisin, of right to convey , of warranty , or of quiet enjoyment , in a grant of an estate in real property, is deemed to be: (1) The price paid to the grantor; or, if the breach is partial only, such proportion of the price as the value of the property affected by the breach bor e at the time of the grant to the value of the whole property; (2) Interest thereon for the time during which the grantee derived no benefit from the property, not exceeding five (5) years; (3) Any expenses properly incurred by the covenantee in defending his possession.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 7SOURCE: CC § 3304.

t from the property, not exceeding five (5) years; (3) Any expenses properly incurred by the covenantee in defending his possession.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 7SOURCE: CC § 3304. § 2205. Breach Covenant Against Encumbrances. The detriment caused by the breach of a covenant against encumbrances in a grant of an estate in real property is deemed to be the amount which has been actually expended by the covenantee in extinguishing either the principal or interest thereof, not exceeding in the former case a proportion of the price paid to the grantor equivalent to the relative value at the time of the grant of the property affected by the breach, as co mpared with the whole, or, in the latter case, interest on a like amount. SOURCE: CC § 3305. § 2206. Breach to Convey Real Property. The detriment caused by the breach of an agreement to convey an estate in real property is deemed to be the price paid and the expenses properly incurred in examining the title and preparing the necessary pape rs, with interest thereon; but adding thereto, in case of bad faith, the difference between the price agreed to be paid and the value of the estate agreed to be conveyed , at the

g the necessary pape rs, with interest thereon; but adding thereto, in case of bad faith, the difference between the price agreed to be paid and the value of the estate agreed to be conveyed , at the time of the breach, and the expenses properly incurred in preparing to enter upon the land. SOURCE: CC § 3306. § 2207. Breach to Buy Real Property. The detriment caused by the breach of an agreement to purchase an estate in real property is deem ed to be the excess, if any, of the amount which would have been due to the seller, under the contract, over the value of the property to him. SOURCE: CC § 3307. § 2208. Breach to Sell Personal Property not Paid for. The detriment caused by the breach of a seller's agreement to deliver personal property, the price of which has not been fully paid in advance, is deemed to be the excess, if any, of the value of the property to the buyer, over the amount which would have been due to the seller under the contract, if it had been fulfilled. SOURCE: CC § 3308. § 2209. Breach to Deliver Personal Property Fully Paid. The detriment caused by the breach of a seller's agreement to deliver COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 8personal

RCE: CC § 3308. § 2209. Breach to Deliver Personal Property Fully Paid. The detriment caused by the breach of a seller's agreement to deliver COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 8personal property, the price of which has been fully paid to him in advance, is deemed to be the same as in case of wrongful conversion. SOURCE: CC § 3309. § 2210. Breach to Pay for Personal Property Sold. The detriment caused by the breach of a buyer's agreement to accept and pay for personal property, the title to which is not v ested in him, is deemed to be the contract price. SOURCE: CC § 3310. § 2211. Breach to Buy Personal Property. The detriment caused by the breach of a buyer's agreement to accept and pay for personal property, the title to which is not vested in him, is deemed to be: (1) If the property has been resold, pursuant to '3049, the excess, if any, of the amount due from the buyer, under the contract, over the net proceeds of the resale; or, (2) If the property has not been resold in the manner pre scribed by '3049, the excess, if any, of the amount due from the buyer, under the contract, over the value to the seller, together with the excess, if any, or the expenses

en resold in the manner pre scribed by '3049, the excess, if any, of the amount due from the buyer, under the contract, over the value to the seller, together with the excess, if any, or the expenses properly incurred in carrying the property to market, over those which would have been incurred fo r the carriage thereof, if the buyer had accepted it. SOURCE: CC § 3311. NOTE: CC § 3049, to which this section refers, was repealed by P.L. 13 -150 in connection with the adoption of the UCC (Title 13 of this Code). § 2212. Breach Warranty Title Personal P roperty. The detriment caused by the breach of a warranty of the title of personal property sold is deemed to be the value thereof to the buyer, when he is deprived of its possession, together with any costs which he has become liable to pay in an action brought for the property by the true owner. SOURCE: CC § 3312. § 2213. Breach Warranty Quality Personal Property. COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 9The detri ment caused by the breach of a warranty of the quality of personal property is deemed to be the excess, if any, of the value which the property would have had at the time to which the warranty referred, if it had

y the breach of a warranty of the quality of personal property is deemed to be the excess, if any, of the value which the property would have had at the time to which the warranty referred, if it had been complied with, over its actual value at that time. SOURCE: CC § 3313. § 2214. Breach Warranty Special Purpose. The detriment caused by the breach of a warranty of the f itness of an article of personal property for a particular purpose is deemed to be that which is defined by the last section [§ 2213], together with a fair compensation for the loss incurred by an effort in good faith to use it for such purpose. SOURCE: CC§ 3314. § 2215. Breach Carrier's Obligation to Receive. The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier's obligation to accept freight, messages, or passengers is deemed to be the difference between the amount which he had a right to charge for the carri age and the amount which it would be necessary to pay for the same service when it ought to be performed. SOURCE: CC § 3315. § 2216. Breach Carrier's Obligation to Deliver. The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier's obligation to deliver freight, where he has not converted it to his own use, is deemed to

CC § 3315. § 2216. Breach Carrier's Obligation to Deliver. The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier's obligation to deliver freight, where he has not converted it to his own use, is deemed to be the value thereof at the place and on the day at which it should have been delivered, deducting the freightage to which he would have been entitled if he had completed the delivery. SOURCE: CC § 3316. § 2217. Carrier's Delay. The detriment caused by a carrier's delay in the delivery of freight is deemed to be the depreciation in the intrinsic value of the freight during the delay, and also the depreciation, if any, in the market value thereof, otherwise than by reason of a depreciation in its intrinsic value, at the place where it ought to have bene delivered, and between the day on which it ought to have been delivered and the day of its actual delivery. SOURCE: CC § 3317.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 10§ 2218. Breach Warrant y ofAuthority. The detriment caused by a breach of a warranty of an agent's authorities deemed to be the amount which could have been recovered and collected from the principal if the warranty had been complied with, and the reasonable

by a breach of a warranty of an agent's authorities deemed to be the amount which could have been recovered and collected from the principal if the warranty had been complied with, and the reasonable expenses of legal proceedings taken, in good faith, to enforce the act of the agent against his principal. SOURCE: CC § 3318. § 2219. Breach Promise of Marriage. The damages for the breach of a promise of marriage are in the amount of expense incurred by the injured party. SOURCE: CC § 3319. § 2220. Banks' Liability Damages Nonpayment Checks. [Repealed] SOURCE: CC § 3320; repealed by P.L. 13 -150:13 in connection with the enactment of Title 13 of this Code (UCC). ---------- PART 2 DAMAGE FOR WRONGS § 2225. Breach Obligati on Other Than Contract. § 2226. Wrongful Occupation of Real Property. § 2227. Willful Holding Over. § 2228. Conversion of Personal Property. § 2229. Same. § 2230. Damages of Lienor. § 2231 Seduction. § 2232. Injuries to Animals. § 2233. Same. § 2234. Injur y by Animals on Unfenced Land. § 2235. Recovery of Damages for Injuries by Animals. § 2225. Breach Obligation Other Than Contract.

Seduction. § 2232. Injuries to Animals. § 2233. Same. § 2234. Injur y by Animals on Unfenced Land. § 2235. Recovery of Damages for Injuries by Animals. § 2225. Breach Obligation Other Than Contract. For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provide d by Titles 13, 14, COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 1118, 19 20 and 21 of this Code, is the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, whether it could have been anticipated or not. SOURCE: CC § 3333. NOTE: This Code replaced by appropriate references to the Guam Code Annotated. § 2226. Wrongful Occupation of Real Property. The detriment caused by the wrongful occupation of real property, in cases not embraced in § 2227, § 2250 and § 2276 of this Title, or 21 GCA § 21115, is deemed to be the value of the use of the property for the time of such occupation, not exceeding five (5) years next preceding the commence ment of the action or proceeding to enforce the right to damages, and the costs, if any, of recovering the possession. SOURCE: CC § 3334. § 2227. Willful Holding Over.

ars next preceding the commence ment of the action or proceeding to enforce the right to damages, and the costs, if any, of recovering the possession. SOURCE: CC § 3334. § 2227. Willful Holding Over. For willfully holding over real property, by a person who entered upon the same, as guardian or trustee for an infant, or by right of an estate terminable with any life or lives, after the termination of the trust or particular esta te, without the consent of the party immediately entitled afte r such termination, the measure of damages is the value of the profits received during such holding over. SOURCE: CC § 3335. § 2228. Conversion of Personal Property. The detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal property is presumed to be: First, the value of the property at the time of the conversion, with the interest from that time, or where the action has been prosecuted with reasonable diligence, the highest market value of th e property at any time between the conversion and the judgment, without inte rest, at the option of the injured party; and Second, A fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property. SOURCE: CC § 3336. § 2229. Sa me.

judgment, without inte rest, at the option of the injured party; and Second, A fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property. SOURCE: CC § 3336. § 2229. Sa me. COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 12Thepresumption declared by the last section [§ 2228] cannot be repelled, in favor of one whose possession was wrongful from the beginning, by his subsequent application of the property to the benefit of the owner, without his consent. SOURCE: CC § 3337. § 2230. Damages of Lienor. One having a mere lien on personal property, cannot recover greater damages for its conversion, from one having a right thereto superior to his, after his lien is discharged, than the amount secured by the lien, and the compensation allowed by § 2228 for loss of time and expenses. SOURCE: CC § 3338. § 2231. Seduction. The damages for seduction rest in the sound discretion of the judge but in no case will exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). SOURCE: CC § 3339. § 2232. Injuries to Animals. For wrongful injuries to animals being subjects of property , committed wilfully or by gross negligence, in disregard of humanity, exemplary damages may be

CE: CC § 3339. § 2232. Injuries to Animals. For wrongful injuries to animals being subjects of property , committed wilfully or by gross negligence, in disregard of humanity, exemplary damages may be given. SOURCE: CC § 3340. § 2233. Sa me. The owner, possessor, or harborer of a ny dog, or other animal that shall kill, worry, or wound any sheep, angora goat, or cashmere goat, or poultry, shall be liable to the owner of the same for the damages and costs of suit, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction: (1) In the pr osecution of actions under the provisions of this Article, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to show that the owner, possessor, or harborer of such dog or other animal, had knowledge of the fact that such dog or other animal would kill, wound, orworry sheep, goats, or poultry. (2) Any person on finding any dog or dogs, or other animal, worrying, wounding, or killing any sheep, angora or cashmere goats, may, at the time of finding such dog or dogs, or other animal, kill the COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 13same and the owner or o wners thereof shall sustain no action for against any person so killing such dog or dogs, or other

or other animal, kill the COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 13same and the owner or o wners thereof shall sustain no action for against any person so killing such dog or dogs, or other animal. SOURCE: CC § 3341. CROSS -REFERENCES: See 10 GCA Chapter 34 for animal control laws. § 2234. Injury by Animals on Unfenced Land. person shall be allo wed damages for injuries to growing crops caused byanimals, if the land on which such crops were growing was not properly fenced. SOURCE: CC § 3342. § 2235. Recovery of Damages for Injuries by Animals. Property owners may recover just and adequate civil indemnity, or other redress, for damages to crops, livestock, or other property, caused by other persons, livestock, poultry, dogs, or other domestic animals. SOURCE: CC § 3343. ---------- PART 3 PENAL DAMAGES § 2250. Failure to Quit After Notice. § 225 1. Tenant Willfully Holding Over. § 2252. Injuries to Trees. § 2253. Damages Negligently Setting Fire. § 2254. Injuries Suffered in a Duel. § 2255. Victorious Duelist to Pay all Debts. § 2250. Failure to Quit after Notice. If any tenant gives notice of h is intention to quit the premises, and doe s not deliver up the possession at

Duel. § 2255. Victorious Duelist to Pay all Debts. § 2250. Failure to Quit after Notice. If any tenant gives notice of h is intention to quit the premises, and doe s not deliver up the possession at the time specified in the notice, he must pay to the landlord double rent during the time he continues in possession after such notice. SOURCE: CC § 3344.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 14§ 2251. Tenant Willfully Holding Over. If any tenant, or any person in collusion with the tenant, holds ove r any lands or tenements after demand made and one month's notice, in writing given, requiring the possession thereof, such person holding over must pay the landlord double rent during the time he continues in possession after such notice. SOURCE: CC § 3345. CROSS -REFERENCES: See 21 GCA Chapter 21 and 18 GCA Chapter 51 for additional, and more recent, law on the topic of Landlord and Tenant. § 2252. Injuries to Trees. For w rongful injuries to timber, trees or underwood upon the land of another, or removal thereof, the measure of damages is twice such a sum as would compensate for the actual detriment, except where the trespass was casual and involuntary, or committed under t

and of another, or removal thereof, the measure of damages is twice such a sum as would compensate for the actual detriment, except where the trespass was casual and involuntary, or committed under t he belief that the land belonged to the trespasser, or where the wood was taken by the authority of highway officers for the purpose of a highway, in which case the damages are a sum equal to the actual detriment. SOURCE: CC § 3346. § 2253. Damages Neglige ntly Setting Fire. Every person negligently setting fire to his own woods, or negligently suffering any fire to extend beyond his own land, is liable in double damages to the party injured. SOURCE: CC § 3347. § 2254. Injuries Suffered in a Duel. If a per son slays or permanently disables another person in a duel in this territory, the slayer must provide for the maintenance of the widow or wife of the person slain or perma nently disabled and for the minor children, in such manner and at such cost, either byaggregate compensation in damages to each, or by a monthly, quarterly, or annual allowance to be determined by the court. SOURCE: CC § 3348. § 2255. Victorious Duelist to Pay all Debts.

ost, either byaggregate compensation in damages to each, or by a monthly, quarterly, or annual allowance to be determined by the court. SOURCE: CC § 3348. § 2255. Victorious Duelist to Pay all Debts. If any person slays or permanently disables another person in a du el in this territory, the slayer is liable for and must pay all debts of the person COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 15slain or permanently disabled. SOURCE: CC § 3349. NOTE: No CC §§ 3350 -3352 existed. ---------- PART 4 GENERAL PROVI SIONS § 2275. Value, Estimated in Favor of Seller. § 2276. Value, Estimated, Favor of Buyer. § 2277. Property of Peculiar Value. § 2278. Value of Thing in Action. § 2279. Damages Allowed This Article, Exclusive. § 2280. Limitation of Damages. § 2281. Damages, Reasonable. § 2282. Nominal Damages Recoverable. § 2275. Value, Estimated in Favor of Seller. In estimating damages, the value of property to a seller thereof is deemed to be the price which he could have obtained therefor in the market nearest to the place at which it should have been accepted by the b uyer, and at such time after the breach of the contract as would have sufficed, with reasonable diligence, for the

or in the market nearest to the place at which it should have been accepted by the b uyer, and at such time after the breach of the contract as would have sufficed, with reasonable diligence, for the seller to effect a resale. SOURCE: CC § 3353. § 2276. Value, Estimated, Favor of Buyer. In estimating damages, except as provided by §§ 2277 and 2278, the value of property, to a buyer or owner thereof, deprived of its possession, is deemed to be the price at which he might have bought an equivalent thing in the market nearest to the place where the property ought to have been put into his pos session, and at such time after the breach of duty upon which his right to damages is founded as would suffice, with reasonable diligence, for him to make such a purchase. SOURCE: CC § 3354. § 2277. Property of Peculiar Value. COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 16Where certain property has a peculiar value to a person recovering damages for deprivation thereof, or injury thereto, that may be deemed to be its value against one who had notice thereof before incurring a liability to damages in respect thereof, or against a wilful wrongdoer. SOUR CE:CC § 3355. § 2278.

ry thereto, that may be deemed to be its value against one who had notice thereof before incurring a liability to damages in respect thereof, or against a wilful wrongdoer. SOUR CE:CC § 3355. § 2278. Value of Thing in Action. For the purpose of estimating damages, the value of an instrument in writing is presumed to be equal to that of the property to which it entitles its owner. SOURCE: CC § 3356. § 2279. Damages Allowed This A rticle, Exclusive. The damages prescribed by this Chapter are exclusive of exemplary damages and interest, except where those are expressly mentioned. SOURCE: CC § 3357. § 2280. Limitation of Damages. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, no pe rson can recover a greater amount in damages for the breach of an obligation than he could have gained by the full perfor mance thereof on both sides, except in the cases specified in the articles on exemplary damages and penal damages, and in ''2219 ( Breach of P romise of Marriage) , 2231 (Seduction) , and 2232 (Injury to Animals) . SOURCE: CC § 3358. § 2281. Damages, Reasonable. Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable, and where an obligation of any kind appears to create a right to unconscionable and

32 (Injury to Animals) . SOURCE: CC § 3358. § 2281. Damages, Reasonable. Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable, and where an obligation of any kind appears to create a right to unconscionable and gro ssly oppressive damages, contrary to substan tial justice, no more than reasonable damages can be recovered. SOURCE: CC § 3359. § 2282. Nominal Da mages Recoverable. When a breach of duty has caused no appreciable detriment to the party affected, he may ye t recover nominal damages. SOURCE: CC § 3360. NOTE: CC §§ 3361 -3365 did not exist.COL12010620GCA REMEDIES CH.2COMPENSATORY RELIEF 17----------COL120106