Seller Delay, Contract Termination, and Damages Quantification Dispute

A seller, under a contract for the sale of prefabricated concrete components, failed to meet the specified delivery deadlines, leading the buyer to seek judicial resolution, including damages for the resulting prejudice. The court of appeal held that the seller's delay, though not explicitly stated as essential in the contract, caused sufficient prejudice to the buyer to justify the termination of the contract and an award of damages, a finding the high court reviewed. The high court partially overturned the lower court's decision, ruling that while the delay justified termination, the determination of prejudice and the resulting damages required a clear legal basis that the lower court failed to establish sufficiently regarding all claimed damages, leading to the partial annulment of the judgment regarding the quantification of compensation.