California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Town Square Props. v. Mansouri, B236871 (Cal. App. 2013):
The doctrine requiring mitigation of damages is summarized in Green v. Smith (1968) 261 Cal.App.2d 392, 396-397: "A plaintiff cannot be compensated for damages which he could have avoided by reasonable effort or expenditure. [Citations.] . . . [] [However,] [t]he doctrine does not require the injured party to take measures which are unreasonable or impractical or which would involve expenditures disproportionate to the loss sought to be avoided or which may be beyond his financial means. [Citations.] . . . The standard by which the reasonableness of the injured party's efforts is to be measured is not as high as the standard required in other areas of law. [Citations.] It is sufficient if he acts reasonably and with due diligence, in good faith. [Citations.]"
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