Section 7.30 Unjust Enrichment

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C. (§7.30) Unjust Enrichment

Unjust enrichment applies when the plaintiff bestows a benefit on the defendant when the circumstances are such that it would be inequitable for the defendant not to pay for the benefit. Zipper v. Health Midwest, 978 S.W.2d 398, 412 (Mo. App. W.D. 1998). The elements of an unjust enrichment action are as follows:

The plaintiff conferred a benefit on the defendant.

The defendant acknowledged or recognized that a benefit was conferred.

The defendant accepted and retained the...