NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 503.70
CONTRACTS - ISSUE OF COMMON LAW REMEDY - INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.
To the amount of direct damages add all incidental damages,1 if
any, sustained by the plaintiff.
Incidental damages include
[[costs] [obligations] reasonably incurred by the plaintiff in
preparing to perform the plaintiff's responsibilities under the contract]
[[costs] [obligations] reasonably incurred by the plaintiff prior to
being able to respond to defendant's breach]
[[costs] [obligations] reasonably incurred by the plaintiff in
response to the defendant's breach]
[[costs] [obligations] reasonably incurred by the plaintiff for the
purpose of minimizing the injury resulting from the defendant's breach].2
In this case, the plaintiff contends, and the defendant denies, that
the plaintiff sustained the following incidental damages (here enumerate
the type(s) of incidental damages contended by the plaintiff and
supported by the evidence):
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 503.70 (May 2003). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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