Is there an absence of juristic reason for enrichment?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Varsanyi, 1995 CanLII 9009 (AB QB):
That leaves for determination whether or not there was an absence of juristic reason for the enrichment. In Peter v. Beblow, supra, Cory J. stated at p. 1018 that: When a claimant is under no obligation contractual, statutory or otherwise to provide the work and services to the recipient, there will be an absence of juristic reasons for the enrichment.
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