Aiello Const., Inc. v. Nationwide Tractor Trailer Training and Placement Corp.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
413 A.2d 85 (1980)
Relevant factsFree
Nationwide (defendant) hired Aiello (plaintiff) to level a gravel yard for $33,000 in installments, but stopped paying after the first installment, later making partial payments totaling only $10,500. Aiello sued for breach, and the trial judge awarded Aiello its actual expenditures on the job, minus what Nationwide had paid, plus the profit Aiello would have earned had the contract been fully performed, plus interest — totaling $16,800.
IssueFree
Whether the appropriate remedy for a breach by a party who contracted to have services performed may include reimbursing the services provider's expenditures plus the profits it would have earned from full performance.