Nature's Flowers is required, as a condition of their contract, to supply the Ubiquitous Chip, a trendy restaurant, with 45 flower arrangements for tables and three large displays, twice a week. This week, it was two table arrangements short one day and three short on the other. Nature's Flowers is entitled to be paid the amount of the contract less the value of the five table vases because there has been substantial performance of the contract.

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Substantial performance of a contract occurs when all major elements of a contract are completed to a degree that, despite minor deviations or omissions, the essential purpose of the contract is fulfilled. In this case, Nature's Flowers delivered the vast majority of the contracted flower arrangements, missing only a small portion, which indicates that they have substantially performed their contractual obligations. Therefore, they are entitled to payment for their performance, less deductions for the specific items not delivered.

Nature's Flowers Is Required, as a Condition of Their Contract