Civil Code Sections 3300 to 3302 and 3353 to 3360 govern the breach of contract provisions in California breach of contracts.
- The objective of the Code is to compensate the aggrieved party by replacing all losses suffered from the breach of contracts.
- In California, damages arising from breach of contract are classified as
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“General Damages or Direct Damages” or
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“Special Damages or Consequential Damages”
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- General damages result from the direct non-performance of duties as agreed upon in the contract.
- Special or consequential damages are losses that
- arise not directly from the agreement but subsequently due to the non-performance of the contract.