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Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal & Mining Company
Supreme Court of Oklahoma (1962) | 382 P.2d 109; 1962 OK 267; 1962 Okla. LEXIS 554
TL;DR: A coal company breached its promise to restore a farm after strip-mining. The court awarded damages based on the small decrease in the farm's value ($300), not the much larger cost to actually perform the restoration ($29,000).
Legal Significance: Establishes the "diminution in value" measure of damages for breach of contract when the cost of performance is grossly disproportionate to the economic benefit gained, especially where the breached provision is incidental to the contract's main purpose.