LAW 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Quasi-Contract
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Quasi contract- a contract imposed by law or a court, in the absence of an agreement, to prevent the unjust enrichment of one party. They are not true contracts because they do not arise from any agreement, express or implied. Quasi contracts are equitable rather than legal contracts. When the court imposes a quasi contract, a plaintiff may recover in quantum meruit. Interpretation of contracts- when a contract is clear and unambiguous, a court will enforce a contract according to its obvious terms. In the case of ambiguity, the non- drafting party gets the benefit of doubt. The terms of the contract will be enforced in the non-drafting party"s favor and against the drafting party. Rules the courts use: as much as possible, courts give reasonable, lawful, effective meaning to all of the contract"s terms, a contract will be interpreted as a whole.
