Paloukas v. Intermountain Chevrolet 99 Idaho 740, 588 P.2d 939 (Idaho 1978) Paloukas ordered a new car from Intermountain and paid a deposit. 5 months later, Intermountain gave the deposit back and said there was a shortage of cars. Paloukas sued and asked the court to force Intermountain to sell him a car. Aka he wanted specific performance. The Court found for Intermountain. The Court found that there was nothing unique about the car. UCC §2-716(1) only allows for specific performance when the item is unique. Also, since Intermountain had no car to sell, the Court felt that it "could not order the impossible." This case is one of many that illustrates the principle that if someone breaks a contract with you, the courts will generally only award restitution for damages you suffered, they will not force the other party to honor the contract.