Question juridique clé
Whether the buyer could claim reliance damages under the withdrawal from contract rules for expenses incurred in view of performance.
Solution extraite
Yes. A party validly withdrawing from the contract may be restored to the position it would have occupied had the contract never been concluded, including reliance losses.
Motifs extraits
Art. 109(2) CO grants negative interest damages. The engineering and contract-consulting expenses were incurred in anticipation of performance and were causally linked to the sellers' breach.