§23-64. Conversion of personalty.
The detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal property is presumed to be: 1. The value of the property at the time of the conversion with the interest from that time; or, 2. Where the action has been prosecuted with reasonable diligence, the highest market value of the property at any time between the […]
§23-22. Breach of obligation to pay money.
The detriment caused by the breach of an obligation to pay money only is deemed to be the amount due by the terms of the obligation, with interest thereon. R.L. 1910, § 2853.
§23-65. Presumption cannot be repelled.
The presumption declared by the last section cannot be repelled in favor of one whose possession was wrongful from the beginning, by his subsequent application of the property to the benefit of the owner, without his consent. R.L. 1910, § 2876.
§23-25. Breach of covenants in grants.
The detriment caused by the breach of a covenant of seizing, of right to convey, of warranty, or of quiet enjoyment, in a grant of an estate in real property, is deemed to be: 1. The price paid to the grantor, or, if the breach is partial only, such proportion of the price as the […]
§23-66. Damages to one having lien on personal property.
One having a mere lien on personal property, cannot recover greater damages for its conversion, from one having a right thereto superior to his, after his lien is discharged, than the amount secured by the lien, and the compensation allowed by the second preceding section for loss of time and expenses. R.L. 1910, § 2877.
§23-26. Breach of covenants against encumbrances.
The detriment caused by the breach of a covenant against encumbrances in a grant of an estate in real property, is deemed to be the amount which has been actually expended by the covenantee in extinguishment of either the principal or interest thereof; not exceeding in the former case a proportion of the price paid […]
§23-67. Seduction.
The damages for seduction rest in the sound discretion of the jury. R.L. 1910, § 2878.
§23-27. Breach of agreement to convey.
The detriment caused by the breach of an agreement to convey an estate in real property, is deemed to be the price paid and the expenses properly incurred in examining the title and preparing the necessary papers, with interest thereon; but adding thereto, in case of bad faith, the difference between the price agreed to […]
§23-5. Future detriment.
Damages may be awarded in a judicial proceeding for detriment resulting after the commencement thereof, or certain to result in the future. R.L. 1910, § 2847.
§23-6. Interest upon damages.
Any person who is entitled to recover damages certain, or capable of being made certain by calculation, and the right to recover which is vested in him upon a particular day, is entitled also to recover interest thereon from that day, except during such time as the debtor is prevented by law, or by the […]