On April 10,Mel Entered into a Contract to Sell His

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On April 10,Mel entered into a contract to sell his house to Nan at a price of $300 000.Title was to transfer May 31.Nan paid Mel a deposit of $20 000.A clause in the contract between them said: "If the buyer does not complete as specified,the seller can elect to keep the deposit as liquidated damages." On April 30,Nan told Mel she could not complete the contract because she could not sell her own house.Mel immediately entered into a contract to sell his house to Paul for $320 000.Nan insists that Mel return her deposit because he has suffered no damages.Will a court order Mel to return her deposit?

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