PrincipleCIVIL PROCEDURE — Default Judgment — Unliquidated Damages — Evidence Required for Assessment
- Area of law
- CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Court
- Supreme Court
Unliquidated damages require proof. The court cannot award them without evidence. The plaintiff must adduce credible evidence to establish the amount. The court must give reasons for the award. Default judgment on unliquidated damages without evidence is improper. The principle protects defendants from arbitrary awards.…
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