· 6/15/1988
Potter v. Oster
Citations
- 426 N.W.2d 148
- 1988 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 171
- 1988 WL 60200
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating “[Rescission is a restitutionary remedy which attempts to restore the parties to their positions at the time the contract was exe cuted”
- requiring deduction for reasonable rental value of land for period of occupancy
- stating restitution requires the party in breach to disgorge what was received by returning the benefit to the injured party who conferred it, thus returning the party in breach back to its original position
- “Remedies for breach of contract may be ‘specific,’ that is, providing the injured party with the promised performance, or ‘substitutional,’ giving the promisee something in substitution for the promised performance,” such as damages
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Judges: Larson, Schultz, Carter, Neuman, Snell
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