Hayes Mechanical, Inc. v. First Industrial, L.P.

How courts have described this case

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• reasoning, in part, that a contractor could not pursue quasi-contractual relief against a landlord for services performed under a contract with a tenant, because the contractor assumed the risk of loss when it contracted with the tenant alone
• reasoning, in part, that a contractor could not pursue quasi-contractual relief against a landlord for services performed under a contract with a tenant, because the contractor assumed the risk of loss when it contracted with the tenant alone
• “A quasi‐contract, or contract implied in law, is one in which no actual agreement between the parties occurred, but a duty is imposed to prevent injustice.”
• if the proposed amendment does not state a cognizable claim, courts of review will often not proceed with further analysis
• trial court's discretion to grant leave to amend a complaint considers whether timely amendment would cure the defective pleading and would not prejudice or surprise the other party
• when no cause of action can be stated, leave to amend should be denied

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).