Harrington v. Trotman

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that superior court \fundamentally erred as a matter of law in finding unjust enrichment when there was a valid contract between the parties\
• providing that a party “cannot avoid the bargain he made and claim recovery under a theory of unjust enrichment” “when there [i]s a valid contract between the parties”
• “[T]here can be no claim for unjust enrichment when an express contract exists between the parties.”
• homeowner could 17 18 not recover damages against contractor on unjust enrichment theory where parties’ relationship is 19 governed by written agreement

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• MAIA FALCONI-SACHS v. LPF SENATE SQUARE, LLC
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2016-07-07· cited 40×
• Attias v. Carefirst, Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 2019-01-30· cited 30×
• Kemp v. Eiland
  District of Columbia· 2015-09-30· cited 22×
• Mica SAINT-JEAN, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant
  District of Columbia· 2012-03-07· cited 13×
• Bakeir v. Capital City Mortgage Corporation
  District of Columbia· 2013-03-04· cited 12×
• Shtauber v. Gerson
  District of Columbia· 2017-03-10· cited 4×
• United States v. Hirani Engineering & Land Surveying, PC
  D.C. Circuit· 2020-06-19· cited 4×
• Liles Parker Pllc v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  District of Columbia· 2012-04-30
• Qatar National Bank v. Winmar, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2010-09-29
• C.I. Energia Solar S.A. E.S. Windows v. Ranger Specialized Glass, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2019-03-25
• Shaffer v. George Washington University
  District of Columbia· 2021-03-24
• Qureshi v. American University
  District of Columbia· 2021-05-07
• United States v. Hirani Engineering & Land (AMENDED OPINION)
  D.C. Circuit· 2022-03-01

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• 4934, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-03-24· cited 100×
• Schiff v. American Ass'n of Retired Persons
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-05-29· cited 82×
• Jordan Keys & Jessamy, LLP v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-03-03· cited 74×
• Emerine v. Yancey
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-08-08· cited 36×
• Ingber v. Ross
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-06-20· cited 34×
• International Tours & Travel, Inc. v. Khalil
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-05-08· cited 24×
• Lee v. Foote
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-08-29· cited 21×