Question juridique clé
Whether saved expenses had to be deducted from damages for non-performance under the termination agreement
Solution extraite
Yes. The unpaid remuneration had to be reduced by expenses the claimant did not incur, and the cantonal court could estimate those expenses.
Motifs extraits
Damages for non-performance equal the lost profit minus avoided costs. Because no work was assigned and no concrete execution costs could be proven, the court was entitled to estimate the saved expenses under Art. 42(2) OR.