· 1/30/1989
Morphy, Makofsky & Masson, Inc. v. CANAL PLACE 2000
Citations
- 538 So. 2d 569
- 1989 La. LEXIS 89
- 1989 WL 6035
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that under Louisiana law, quantum meruit should only be understood as a descriptive term of the “measure of compensation or price unstated in a contract,” as opposed to a substantive cause of action
- “[T]he existence of a claim on an express or implied contract precludes application of [unjust enrichment], for there does not exist one of the latter’s requirements, that there be no other remedy available at law ....”
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Judges: Calogero
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