Which equitable remedy requires the contract to be performed as originally agreed?

• A. Injunction
• B. Damages
• C. Rescission
• D. Specific performance

Answer: (D)

Specific performance is the equitable remedy that obliges a party to carry out the contract exactly as agreed. It goes beyond monetary compensation because, for some contracts, what was promised isn’t easily replaceable by money—land and other unique goods are classic examples. Courts grant it to enforce the actual terms and prevent the failure to perform from erasing the bargain.

Injunction, by contrast, orders someone to do or not do something, not to perform the contract itself. Damages are money awarded for loss from breach, not a forced completion of the contract. Rescission cancels the contract and restores the parties to their pre-contract positions, rather than enforcing performance. So the remedy that truly requires performing as originally agreed is specific performance.