When a Client Breaches a Contract with a Construction Contractor

question 28

Multiple Choice

When a client breaches a contract with a construction contractor in the early phase of construction,what is the contractor generally able to recover?

• A) the amount of the contract price
• B) only the out-of-pocket costs incurred by the contractor up to the time of the breach
• C) the amount necessary to provide the same profit to the contractor that the contractor would have earned if the contract were fully performed
• D) nominal damages
• E) the amount determined by the court to have been a fair profit on the contract

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