Caldwell v. McCorkle

1 Citing case

  1. Norwood v. Carter

    242 N.C. 152 (N.C. 1955)   Cited 29 times
    In Norwood v. Carter, 242 N.C. 152, 87 S.E.2d 2, the Court said: "`Where actual pecuniary damages are sought, there must be evidence of their existence and extent, and some data from which they may be computed.

    Where breach of contract has been established, the general rule is that the measure of damages is the amount which will compensate the injured party for the loss which fulfillment of the contract could have prevented or the breach of it has entailed. Monger v. Lutterloh, 195 N.C. 274, 142 S.E. 12; Caldwell v. McCorkle, 225 N.C. 171, 33 S.E.2d 878; 50 A.J. 885. The injured party is entitled to compensation for his loss and to be placed as near as this can be done in money in the same condition which he would have occupied had the contract not been breached.