In Benjamin v. Hillard (1859) 64 U.S. 149, in discussing the measure of damages for breach of contract the Supreme Court stated: "The amount that would have been received, if the contract had been kept, is the measure of damages if the contract is broken." The Supreme Court said: No doubt, ... all questions of damages are, strictly speaking, for the jury; and, however clear and plain may be the rule of law on which the damages are to be found, the act of finding them is for them.