Painter Contracts to Paint the Interior of Owner's Home for $2,000.In

Essay

Painter contracts to paint the interior of Owner's home for $2,000.In each of the following unrelated examples,indicate what amount of damages Owner is entitled to recover from Painter.
a.Painter stops work when halfway finished.Owner pays someone else $1,700,a reasonable amount,to finish the work.Owner has paid Painter $700.
b.Painter stops work when 75% finished with the job.Owner pays someone else $1,500,a reasonable amount,to finish the work.Owner has paid Painter $700.
c.Painter stops work when 50% finished with the job.Owner pays someone else $1,800 to finish the job,but could have paid yet another person who would have done an acceptable job $1,500 to finish it.Owner has paid Painter $700.
d.Painter stops work when 50% finished with the job.Painter finds someone who will finish the work for $1,100.However,the delay caused $200 in water damage and Owner missed an opportunity to rent an upstairs apartment in the home for $400 per month.The painter knew that Owner rented the upstairs apartment and that the delay would affect Owner's ability to rent.Owner has paid the original painter $1,200 and the new painter $1,100.Owner ended up losing two months' rent before he could find another renter at $400 per month.