In estimating damages, the value of property to a seller thereof is deemed to be the price which he could have obtained therefor in the market nearest to the place at which it should have been accepted by the buyer, and at such time after the breach of the contract as would have sufficed, with reasonable diligence, for the seller to effect a resale.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3353
General Provisions
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 55 Cal. App. 3d 827 - Young v. Redman (1976)
Most recently applied in 55 Cal. App. 3d 827 - Young v. Redman (February 1976)
Enacted 1872.
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