Ellis v. Smith Grading & Paving, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Unjust enrichment is usually a prerequisite for enforcement of the doctrine of restitution; if there is no basis for unjust enrichment, there is no basis for restitution.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Vanwyk Textile Systems, B v. v. Zimmer MacHinery America, Inc.
  W.D. North Carolina· 1997-12-04· cited 62×
• Dema v. Tenet Physician Services-Hilton Head, Inc.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-06-08· cited 51×
• Columbia Wholesale Co. v. Scudder May N.V.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-01-24· cited 48×
• Regions Bank v. Wingard Properties, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2011-06-22· cited 35×
• In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Michigan· 2014-07-03· cited 24×
• Williams Carpet Contractors, Inc. v. Skelly
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2012-10-24· cited 19×
• Amwest Surety Insurance Company v. Republic National Bank
  Fourth Circuit· 1992-10-01· cited 16×
• COSTA AND SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. Long
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1991-12-02· cited 15×
• JASDIP Properties SC, LLC v. Estate of Richardson
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2011-08-24· cited 11×
• Perry v. Heirs at Law & Distributees of Gadsden
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-10-04· cited 11×
• In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Michigan· 2014-09-25· cited 9×
• Brooks v. GAF Materials Corp.
  D. South Carolina· 2014-07-09· cited 7×
• Defender Industries, Inc. v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
  D. South Carolina· 1989-12-15· cited 3×
• Sullivan v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2016-06-15· cited 2×
• Dema v. TENET PHYSICIAN SERVICES-HILTON
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-06-08
• Perry v. HEIRS AT LAW & DISTRIB. OF GADSDEN
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-10-04
• Mark G. Thompson v. Clay Killian
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2025-11-05

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Stanley Smith & Sons v. Limestone College
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1984-10-29· cited 44×
• Barrett v. Miller
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1984-09-27· cited 10×
• Patterson v. Goldsmith
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1987-06-08· cited 9×
• Byrd v. King
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1965-01-19· cited 9×