When there is substantial performance of a contract with a minor breach,the other nonbreaching party may sue to recover the cost to repair the defect.

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When a contract has been substantially performed but there is a minor breach, the nonbreaching party may sue for damages to recover the cost to repair the defect. This is because the purpose of damages in this situation is to put the nonbreaching party in the position they would have been in had the breach not occurred, rather than to cancel the contract.

When There Is Substantial Performance of a Contract with a Minor