Ingalls v. Beall

Citations

• 68 Wash. 247
• 122 P. 1063
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1276

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant — Breach of Covenant — Damages—Measure — Pleading and Proof. The measure of the lessee’s damages for breach of covenant to erect a building being the diminished market rental value of the premises, the same may be recovered under an allegation of general damages without pleading the same as special damages.</p> <p>Same — Duty to Mitigate Damages. Upon breach of the landlord’s covenant to complete a building on the leased premises, the tenant cannot be required to mitigate his damages by performing the covenant.</p>