The detriment caused by the breach of an agreement to purchase an estate in real property is deemed to be the excess, if any, of the amount which would have been due to the seller under the contract over the value of the property to him or her, consequential damages according to proof, and interest.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3307
Damages for Breach of Contract [[3300.] - 3322.]
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 181 Cal. App. 4th 1133 - Scheherezade Sharabianlou v. Karp (2010)
Most recently applied in 181 Cal. App. 4th 1133 - Scheherezade Sharabianlou v. Karp (February 2010)
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 262, Sec. 2.
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