· 9/30/2009
Weydert Homes, Inc. v. Kammes
Citations
- 917 N.E.2d 64
- 334 Ill. Dec. 467
- 395 Ill. App. 3d 512
How courts have described this case
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- holding that while the plaintiff’s failure to furnish a sworn contractor’s statement warranted dismissal of its claim to foreclose a mechanics lien, any bad faith on the plaintiff’s part was not sufficiently egregious to deny the plaintiff’s quantum meruit claim
- finding that, despite breach of contract claim, dismissal of plaintiff’s quantum meruit claim was “premature” as the lower court “had not considered any evidence . . . concerning the formation of, or performance of, the contract.”
- “Quantum meruit is used as an equitable remedy to provide restitution for unjust enrichment ***.”
- \Quantum meruit is used as an equitable remedy to provide restitution for unjust enrichment ***.\
- contractor who does not substantially perform under a contract may nevertheless seek recovery in quantum meruit
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