Contracts: Sullivan v O'Connor

Topics: Contract Remedies

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1973

Damages Spectrum:

Restitution <---> Reliance <---> Expectation

Restitution Damages:

The $622 she paid for surgery

Expectation Damages:

Difference between her messed up nose and "beautiful" nose 

+ Pain and suffering for third surgery 

+ Any hospital expenses for third surgery 

+ Difference between her earnings with messed up nose and earnings she would have had with "beautiful" nose

Reliance Damages:

Difference between her messed up nose and pre-surgery nose

+ Pain and suffering for first two surgeries

+ Any hospital expenses for first two surgeries

+ Pain and suffering for third surgery

+ Any hospital expenses for third surgery

+ Lost earnings due to messed up nose

+ The $622 she paid for surgery 

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