R2d § 357

Elements: (1) specific performance of a contract duty will be granted in the discretion of the court against a party who has committed or is threatening to commit a breach; (2) injunction against breach will be granted in the discretion of the court against a party who has committed or is threatening to commit a breach.

Discretionary equitable remedies, gated by the inadequacy of damages (§ 359).

Van Wagner v. S&M Enterprises operationalizes: billboard lease; specific performance denied because damages were adequate (the location's uniqueness was not the bargained-for value).

Common misunderstanding: students think SP is available whenever damages feel inadequate. The court asks (a) are damages adequate (§ 359); (b) are terms definite enough to enforce; (c) is enforcement feasible without undue burden on the court. Personal service contracts almost never get SP: 13th Amendment plus supervision concerns. Land contracts almost always do.