Jill's ordered 1,000 boxes of white paper for use in copying machines. The Paper Company delivered 1,000 boxes of orange paper. Jill's rejected the order but had to put the boxes in storage for two weeks until Paper could get the paper and deliver the right paper. Jill's lost sales to Kingaroos while waiting for the right paper. Suing Paper, Jill's may recover:

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Jill's could recover the reasonable costs of inspecting the goods to determine that they were not what was ordered, as well as the reasonable costs of storing the paper while waiting for the correct shipment to arrive. While punitive damages may be available in some cases, they are generally only awarded for particularly egregious conduct, which does not appear to be present in this scenario.

Jill's Ordered 1,000 Boxes of White Paper for Use in Copying