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OUJI-CIV No. 23.23
SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE
SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE
A party is not required to perform each and ever y term of a contract completely
and exactly in order to recover for its breac h. A party who has substantially performed a
contract is entitled to recover.
[Plaintiff]'s performance is substantial if [he/she/it] proves all of the following:
1. [Defendant] received substantially what the contract required;
2. Any omissions, deviations or defects can be corrected without difficulty; and
2. [Plaintiff] acted in good faith in intending to perform [his/her/its] part of the
contract.
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- 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23
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