uncertain damages
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From 282 U.S. 555 - Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 1931Most cited · 3,280 citing opinions
The rule which precludes the recovery of uncertain damages applies to such as are not the certain result of the wrong, not to those damages which are definitely attributable to the wrong and only uncertain in respect of their amount.