"Ordinarily a person seeking to recover damages for the wrongful act of another must do that which a reasonable man would do under the circumstances to limit the amount of the damages." Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Kelley.241 U.S. 485. 36 S.Ct. 630 . (June 5, 1916).

See also:

Wicker v. Hoppock, 6 Wall. 94, 99, 18 L. ed. 752 , 753; The Baltimore, 8 Wall. 377 , 387, 19 L. ed. 463 , 465; United States v. Smith, 94 U. S. 214 , 218, 24 L. ed. 115 ; Warren v. Stoddart, 105 U. S. 224 , 229, 26 L. ed. 1117 , 1120; United States v. United States Fidelity & G. Co. 236 U. S. 512 , 526, 59 L. ed. 696 , 703, 35 Sup. Ct. Rep. 298 .