noname2200 on 22 December 2010
| Killiana1a said: This is contract law we are discussing here. If one party breaks the contract, then the contract is broken, they are owed nothing, and they go their own way. |
Incorrect. Even in a material breach, the breachor is entitled to some compensation under the contract for (non-gratuitious) services rendered, albeit minus the damages caused by the breach.
Remember, contract law does not care about who the "bad guy" is, it cares about economic efficiency. Morality only enters the equation in contract law when the violator has done something incredibly egregious. Screwing over your employer rarely, if ever, reaches that level.
