Midland Hotel Corp. v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.

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• holding that a “defendant’s subjective understanding of the terms of the contract is immaterial”
• affirming that “[i]t is necessary the evidence afford a reasonable basis for the computation of damages”
• approving a new trial limited to the issue of damages where there was sufficient evidence to find defendant liable and defendant was not prejudiced
• noting that a contractual promise to include a hotel in “appropriate listings” in a telephone directory might be indefinite as to whether categories such as “Caterers” or “Cocktail Lounges” were “appropriate listings,” but was. clear with respect to the category of “Hotels”
• approving a new trial limited to the issue of damages where there was sufficient evidence to find defendant liable and defendant was not prejudiced
• finding lost profits direct and foreseeable result of breach’, thus no need to instruct jury on “reasonable contemplation” of parties

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