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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Fairchild v. Park, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442 (2001)

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Fairchild v. Park, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442 (2001)
Parent Document
Fairchild v. Park, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442 (2001)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2001-07-19

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Nor does the tenants’ type of recovery matter. The landlord asserts that, because the tenants were awarded the market value of the lost property, they necessarily prevailed on a tort claim. We disagree. “Where the measure of damages turns on the value of property, whether liability sounds in tort or breach of contract, the normal standard is market value.” (Glendale Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn. v. Marina View Heights Dev. Co. (1977) 66 Cal.App.3d 101, 141 [135 Cal.Rptr. 802], italics added, citing Bagdasarian v. Gragnon (1948) 31 Cal.2d 744, 752-753 [192 P.2d 935].)