What are the principles used in assessing damages in a wrongful repudiation of a building contract?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jayasinghe v. Ang, 1981 CanLII 1119 (AB QB):

The principles to be utilized in assessing damages in cases of wrongful repudiation of building contracts are discussed by Egbert J. in Van Wezel v. Risdon, supra, at p. 393.

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