In place of damages in lieu of performance, the obligee may demand reimbursement of the expenses they have incurred and were entitled to so incur, on an equitable basis, in reliance on receiving performance, unless the purpose of the expenses would not have been achieved even if the obligor had not breached their duty.
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Reimbursement of futile expenses
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