Duty of Injured Party to Mitigate Damages

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1. What does Article 2203 require of the injured party?
2. Does mitigation mean the original wrong never occurred?
3. Does Article 2203 guarantee that every reasonable attempt to minimize loss must succeed?
4. A small safe temporary cover is readily available to prevent rain from worsening property damage. The injured owner kno…
5. An owner promptly hires competent help to limit damage using a reasonable available method, but an unavoidable continua…
6. After a negligent fire, a defendant argues that the injured resident had to enter a visibly collapsing burning room to …
7. A breach stops a factory’s usual supply. A reliable equivalent replacement is promptly available at a reasonable cost, …
8. Distinguish mitigation from eliminating the original cause of action.
9. Explain why mitigation is not a guarantee of successful loss prevention.
10. Analyze a proposed mitigation step that exposes the injured person to grave avoidable danger.
11. Does Article2203’s duty to minimize damage apply only when the original wrong was contractual?
12. When assessing a proposed mitigation measure, is its cost relevant to reasonable diligence?