Contracts
Specific performance
A court order compelling a party to perform rather than pay damages
The remedy a buyer seeks when a seller refuses to close on a valid contract. It is available because the uniqueness of land means damages cannot buy the buyer an equivalent parcel.
How the exam asks about it
The link to the physical characteristic of non-homogeneity is the reasoning behind the rule, and questions sometimes test the connection rather than the term.
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