General Form of Complaint for Breach of Oral Contract

The failure of a contracting party to substantially perform the terms and conditions of a service contract entitles the other party to the contract to sue for damages resulting from the breach of the contract. The measure of damages in such cases is generally held to be the amount above the contract price that it costs the other party to complete the services in accordance with the terms of the contract.

The following form is a complaint that adopts the "notice pleadings" format of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which have been adopted by most states in one form or another.