DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 1. RELIEF 3274-3428›TITLE 2. COMPENSATORY RELIEF 3281-3361›CHAPTER 2. Measure of Damages 3300.-3361›ARTICLE 4. General Provisions 3353-3361

§ 3358

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Except as expressly provided by statute, no person can recover a greater amount in damages for the breach of an obligation, than he could have gained by the full performance thereof on both sides.

(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 198.)

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