Connecticut General Statutes 42a-2A-704 – Remedies in general
(a) In accordance with § 42a-1-305, the remedies provided in this article must be liberally administered with the purpose of placing the aggrieved party in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 42a-2A-704
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(b) Unless the lease contract provides for liquidated damages enforceable under § 42a-2A-710 or a limited remedy enforceable under § 42a-2A-711, an aggrieved party may not recover that part of a loss resulting from a default that could have been avoided by reasonable measures under the circumstances. The burden of establishing that reasonable measures under the circumstances were not taken is on the defaulting party.
(c) The rights and remedies provided in this article are cumulative, but a party may not recover more than once for the same injury.
(d) This article does not impair a remedy for breach of an obligation or promise collateral or ancillary to a lease contract.