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Which issue did the English Court of Exchequer address in Hadley v Baxendale (1854)?

Hadley v Baxendale explains remoteness of contractual damages. Recoverable losses include those arising naturally from the breach or reasonably contemplated at formation as…

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Which issue did the English Court of Exchequer address in Hadley v Baxendale (1854)?

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Hadley v Baxendale explains remoteness of contractual damages.

Recoverable losses include those arising naturally from the breach or reasonably contemplated at formation as a probable result of breach.

Section 73 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 states a related rule for Indian contracts.

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Option A

The judgment concerns damages after late performance, not a repudiation before performance fell due.

Option B

The judgment concerns which losses are sufficiently connected to a breach to be recoverable.

Option C

The decisive question was the recoverable measure of damages, not the existence of an implied term.

Option D

The remedy in issue was damages rather than an order compelling performance.

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