On March 26, Sanjeev Agreed to Sell a Widget to Anita

question 17

True/False

On March 26, Sanjeev agreed to sell a widget to Anita for $50 000.She paid $10 000 immediately and promised to pay the remainder when he made delivery on August 30.Sanjeev breached the contract, however, by refusing to deliver the widget.On August 30, its market value had dropped to $47 000.Anita cannot recover expectation damages, but she can recover a maximum of $3000 in reliance damages.

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