WORRILL, J.
The sole question presented by this record is whether the provision for "liquidated damages" as set forth in the contract sued upon is in reality a provision for a penalty or is in fact a mere provision for liquidated damages. "Damages are given as compensation for the injury sustained. If the parties agree, in their contract, what the damages for a breach shall be, they are said to be liquidated, and unless the agreement violates some principle of law...
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