sometimes the granting of money damages would be an inadequate remedy for the contract breached,so a court will say to the party who has breached the contract,"you are commanded to carry out the contract that you entered into; if you do not do so,you will be guilty of contempt of court and go to jail."this is called specific performance.mr. and mrs. f saved for years to buy their dream house.they entered into a written contract with mr. r to buy his house for $30000.then mr. r changed his mind and said,"i guess i won't sell."a court would say,"dollars-and cents damages would be an insufficient remedy.you agreed to sell the house to mr. and mrs. f,and you must go through with the deal.