Owen v. Skramovsky
Annotate this CaseWhen Defendant purchased a distributorship from Plaintiff, he gave Plaintiff a down payment to be applied to the full purchase price of the distributorship but took over operation of the distributorship without paying Plaintiff the remaining balance. Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant, alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment. The district court entered judgment in favor of Plaintiff, finding that Defendant had been unjustly enriched by the transaction. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court (1) did not err in finding that Defendant agreed to buy the distributorship for $130,000; (2) did not err in finding that Defendant was unjustly enriched; (3) applied the proper measure of damages in awarding Plaintiff $81,325 plus costs for his unjust enrichment claim; (4) did not err in dismissing Defendant's counter-claims; and (5) did not err in determining the amount by which Defendant was unjustly enriched.
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