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What are vindictive damages, nominal damages, suit for injunction and suit upon quantum meruit?

Vindictive or exemplary damages

Vindictive or exemplary damages Nominal damages Suit for injunction Suit upon Quantum meruit Answer.

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    These are remedies for breach of contract. In short: 1. Vindictive or exemplary damages: awarded to punish the defaulter, not just to compensate. They are rare in contracts. Two classic cases: breach of a promise to marry (injury to feelings), and a banker wrongfully dishonouring a customer's cheque when funds are sufficient (injury to reputation). 2. Nominal damages: a token amount, e.g. Re 1, given when there is a breach but no real loss. It simply recognises that the right was violated. 3. Suit for injunction: a court order stopping a party from doing what he promised not to do (a negative term). Example: Lumley v. Wagner, where a singer who agreed not to sing elsewhere was restrained from doing so. 4. Suit upon quantum meruit ("as much as earned"): a claim for reasonable payment for work already done. It applies when the other party ends the contract midway, the contract turns out void, or part performance is accepted.

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In which cases are exemplary damages awarded in a contract?

They are generally awarded for breach of a promise to marry and for wrongful dishonour of a customer's cheque by a banker despite sufficient funds.

When can a suit upon quantum meruit be filed?

It can be filed when a contract is ended midway by the other party, is discovered to be void, or when part performance has been accepted.

What is the difference between nominal and ordinary damages?

Ordinary damages compensate for actual loss arising naturally from the breach, while nominal damages only recognise that a legal right was violated.

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