Judicial Dictionary
Title | Quantum Meruit |
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Quantum meruit is a Latin term meaning "as much as he has deserved". In the
law of contracts, a doctrine by which the law infers a promise to pay
areasonable amount for labor and materials furnished, even in the absence
of a specific legally enforceable agreement between the parties. Where the
defendant is obliged to pay the plaintiff, e.g. for work done, but no
specific sum is owing, the plaintiff can recover a reasonable sum, quantum
meruit.Such a claim may arise from a contract or in quasi contract. …..
[Sutton and Shannon on Contracts, 6th Ed. P. 442]
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