Section 29.15 Implied-In-Law Contracts (Quasi-Contracts)

• Library: Family Law (2019 Supp)

D. (§29.15) Implied-In-Law Contracts (Quasi-Contracts)

In Johnson v. Estate of McFarlin ex rel. Lindstrom, 334 S.W.3d 469 (Mo. App. S.D. 2010), the court evaluated a woman’s claim that raised myriad legal theories on appeal. The court rejected many of the appellant’s claims because her petition raised only claims of unjust enrichment, and she was limited to the legal theories in her petition. The court evaluated Johnson’s claim for unjust enrichment under an “implied-in-law contract.” The court held that...