Mindy Chen-Wishart
85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1617
The question that I want to address is a pretty fundamental one in contract law. When I order a pizza, I want the pizza; I don’t want damages for not getting the pizza. So why is it that contract law will only give me damages and not my pizza? Why is specific performance a secondary remedy that only kicks in if damages are thought to be “inadequate”? And even then, a lot of other considerations can block the award of specific performance.
