Tongish v. Thomas
Kansas Supreme Court
840 P.2d 471 (1992)
Relevant factsFree
After sunflower seed prices doubled, Tongish (defendant) knowingly and intentionally refused to deliver the remaining contracted seeds to Coop (plaintiff), instead selling them to another buyer for $5,153 more than the contract price; the trial court limited Coop's damages to the $455 handling fee it would have earned as its actual loss, but the appellate court reversed, applying the market-price measure under UCC § 2-713 instead.
IssueFree
Whether, if the difference between the market price and the contract price exceeds the buyer's actual loss, a court may limit damages to the amount of the actual loss.