Lynch v. Deaconess Medical Center

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a hospital is liable for its pro rata share of attorney fees pursuant to the common fund doctrine
• holding that a hospital is liable for its pro rata share of attorney fees pursuant to the common fund doctrine
• holding that “the equitable principle of unjust enrichment ... simply states that one should not be ‘unjustly enriched at the expense of another.’ ” (quoting Milone & Tucci, Inc. v. Bona Fide Builders, Inc., 49 Wash.2d 363, 367, 301 P.2d 759, 761 (1956))
• stating elements as \the enrichment of the defendant must be unjust; and ... the plaintiff cannot be a mere volunteer.\
• stating elements as “the enrichment of the defendant must be unjust; and . . . the plaintiff cannot be a mere volunteer”
• \Quasi contracts are founded on the equitable principle of unjust enrichment which simply states that one should not be `unjustly enriched at the expense of another.'\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).