In the case in the text,Meyer v.Christie,why did the intermediate court affirm the jury's damages award?
A)The defendants conspired to take the development opportunity from the plaintiffs.
B)Expert testimony proved that the plaintiffs suffered a loss of $7 million.
C)The award was proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
D)It was reasonable under the circumstances and the award could not be exact because of the defendants' own actions that gave rise to the lawsuit.

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The court held that the wrongdoer may not complain of inexactness where his actions preclude precise computation to the extent of the injury.The fact that Meyer and Pratt could lose profits if they were ousted from the project was reasonably within the contemplation of the parties at the time of Christie and Glenn's wrongdoing,and the amount of profits was proven with reasonable certainty at trial.

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