Is there any case law in which a defendant has been enriched by the efforts of a plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from No. 151 Cathedral Ventures Ltd. v. Gartrell et al, 2003 BCSC 1801 (CanLII):
Cory J. states in Peter v. Beblow, supra at 1013, that in unjust enrichment cases: As a general rule, if it is found that the defendant has been enriched by the efforts of the plaintiff there will, almost as a matter of course be deprivation suffered by the plaintiff.”
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