Questão jurídica principal
Whether the claimant breached the duty to mitigate damage by waiting to initiate debt collection before the employer's bankruptcy
Decisão extraída
The claimant did not commit a sufficiently serious breach; his conduct before and after the missed payments was reasonable in the circumstances.
Fundamentação extraída
He had repeatedly reminded the employer, negotiated a repayment agreement, obtained legal advice, and only waited about two months after the June installment failed before filing the debt-enforcement request. Earlier partial payments could still justify hope of continued payment; any possible breach was not grossly negligent.