Plesha v. Ferguson

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• holding that unjust enrichment could not be pled as an alternative theory of recovery where parties did not dispute the existence of the contract and plaintiff had attached the contract to his complaint
• stating that District of Columbia courts generally prohibit the .claim of promissory estoppel when there is an express contract governing the parties’ conduct
• indicating that “[t]his document has been reviewed by the undersigned representatives of companies performing earthwork, excavation, . . . and related development activities” on site
• dismissing claim for unjust enrichment pled in the alternative when plaintiff attached a copy of the agreement to the complaint and neither party disputed the validity of the agreement
• dismissing a claim for unjust enrichment and quantum meruit pleaded in the alternative where the plaintiff had attached a copy of the agreement to the complaint and neither party disputed the validity of the agreement
• identifying the elements of claims for quantum meruit and unjust enrichment

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