Marr v. Given

How courts have described this case

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• “Demonstrating unjust retention of the benefit is the most significant element of unjust enrichment . . . .”
• finding employee could bring a claim for promissory estoppel where employee was not paid promised severance
• applying Rule 55.15 to fraudulent misrepresentation claim but not negligent misrepresentation claim
• “The essence of unjust enrichment is that the defendant has received a benefit that it would be inequitable for him to retain.”
• petition stated a claim for breach of a unilateral contract where petition stated employer promised to pay severance pay if employee stayed through a transition period
• “By publishing a severance policy as a part of its general corporate policies and procedures, [the employer] did not make a contractual offer. [The employer’s] severance policy simply explained the opportunity for severance was available to qualified employees.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).