Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment

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....dition (Bryan A. Garner) at page 1573. A claim for unjust enrichment arises where there has been an "unjust retention of a benefit to the loss of another, or the retention of money or property of another against the fundamental principles of justice or equity and good conscience." `Unjust enrichment' has been defined by the court as the unjust retention of a benefit to the loss of ....

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....v. Nash, 732 A.2d 217, 232-33 (Delaware. 1999). USA) Unjust enrichment occurs when the defendant wrongfully secures a benefit or passively receives a benefit which would be unconscionable to retain. The terms `unjust enrichment' and `restitution' are like the two shades of green - one leaning towards yellow and the other towards blue. With restitution, so long as the deprivation of the o....

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....t enrichment", therefore, is that no person can be allowed to enrich inequitably at the expense of another. A right of recovery under the doctrine of "unjust enrichment" arises where retention of a benefit is considered contrary to justice or against equity. xxx xxx xxx ........................ it is clear that the doctrine of "unjust enrichment" is based on equity and has been accepted and ap....