United States of America Ex Rel. Modern Electric, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Ideal Electronic Security Co., Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant

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• requiring “circumstances which reasonably notified the person that the plaintiff, in performing such services, expected to be paid”
• explaining differences between quantum meruit and unjust enrichment causes of action
• evidence related to unpleaded claim of quasi-contractual unjust enrichment was also relevant to pleaded claim of quantum meruit based on contract implied in fact
• complaint amended to include unjust enrichment claim, after parties had tried similar quantum meruit claim
• after trial for breach of contract and quantum meruit, plaintiff was permitted to amend complaint to include an unjust enrichment claim, which conformed to the evidence presented at trial
• the same evidence often supports a contract claim and an unjust enrichment claim

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