1334 General provisions . Property of peculiar Ante, p . 1331. Ante, pp . 1220,1331 . Limitation of dam- SEC. 1625 . LIMI TATIO N OF DAMA GES .-Notwithstanding the provl- a Ante, p.1332. sions of sections 1605 to 1627, no person can recover a greater amount in damages for the breach of an obligation than he could have gained by the full performance thereof on both sides, except in Ante, p. 1333 .
the cases specified in section 1604 on exemplary damages and in sections 1613, 1619, and 1620 . CR oss REFE REN CH Ante, p.1331. To be reasonable . Ante,p.1201. No minal dama ges . SPECIFIC ANI) PREVENTIVE RE- LIEF Gene ral principles . Spec ific relief, when allowed . Post, p.1337. Post, p. 1338. Post, p. 1335. Ante, p 1201; post, p . 1337. 110st, p . 1336 . Post, p 1335. Ilow given. 72d C ONGRESS . SESS . II. CH. 128. FEBRUARY 27, 1933 . GENERAL PROVISIONS value. SEC . 1622 . PROPERTY OF PECIILIAR VALIIE .-Where certain property has a peculiar value to a person recovering damages for deprivation thereof, or injury thereto, that may be deemed to be its value against one who had notic e thereof before inc urring a liability to damages Value of thing in ac- in respect thereof, or against a willful wrongdoer . tion. SEC. 1623. VALUE OF THI NG IN ACTION .-For the purpose of esti- mati ng d amag es, the valu e of an instr umen t in wri ting is pres umed to be equal to that of t he property to which it e ntitles its o wner . Damages allowed in SEC . 1624 . DAMAGES ALLOWED IN THIS SUBCHAPTER, EXCLUSIVE OF this subchapter, ex- clusive of others
oTIIERs .--The damages prescribed by sections 1605 to 1627 are exclu- Ante, p . 1332.
sive of e xempl ary damag es a nd in teres t, e xcept where those are expressly mentioned . Cross REFERENCES Exemplary damages, see section 1604 . Interest, see sections 666 and 1600 to 1603 . Exemplary damages, see section 1604 . SEC. 1626. DAMAGES TO BE REASONABLE .-Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable, and where an obligation of any kind appears to create a right to unconscionable and grossly oppressive damages, contrary to substantial justice, no more than rea sonab le da mage s can be recovered . CR OSS REFE REN CE Liquidated damages and penalty, see sections 574 and 575 . SEC . 1627. NOMINAL DAMAGES .-When a breach of duty has caused no appreciable detriment to the party affected, he may yet recover nominal damages . CHAPTER 73.-SPECIFIC AND PREVENTIVE RELIEF G ENERAL PRIN CIPLE S SEC . 1628 . SPECIFIC RELIEF, AND SO FORTH, WHEN ALLOWED.-Specific or preventive relief may be given as provided by the laws of the Canal Zone . CROSS REFERENCES Cancellation of instruments, see sections 1648 et seq . Injunctions, see sections 1652 et seq . Possession of personal property, see sections 1032 et seq . Rescission of contracts, see sections 580 et seq. and 1645 et seq. R evision of con tracts, see sec tions 1 64 1 et seq . Specific performance of obligation, see sections 1634 et seq . SEC . 1629 . SPECIFIC RELIEF, HOW GIVEN .-Spec ific relie f is g iven 1 . By taking possession of a thing and delivering it to a claimant ; 2. By compelling a party himself to do th at which ought to be done ; or
