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Restitution -- 1958 Tennessee Survey, William Wicker
Restitution -- 1958 Tennessee Survey, William Wicker
Vanderbilt Law Review
Civil remedies may be grouped under three classifications: torts, contracts, and restitution. The plaintiff's objective in a tort action is a recovery for his loss which resulted from the defendant's wrongful act, the measure of recovery being the amount of that loss expressed in dollars. The plaintiff's objective in a contract action is a recovery for a breach of the defendant's promise, the measure of recovery being the net addition to the plaintiff's estate which would have resulted had defendant performed his promise. Restitution is a giving back of what has been taken away unjustly. The plaintiff's objective in a …