Seller's Damages for Resale Contract Breach After Final Sale Execution

A lower court ruled that an individual who had entered into a contract for the sale of property, and subsequently, without the seller's consent, entered into a second agreement to resell the property to a third party before the original sale was finalized, was obligated to pay damages to the original seller for the breach of the first contract, even though the seller had subsequently executed the sale to the third party. The highest court overturned this decision, reasoning that since the original seller ultimately executed the sale to the third party, the seller suffered no actual prejudice or loss from the breach of the initial agreement concerning the resale, and therefore, the claim for damages based on the subsequent contract was unfounded.