What are some common law common law claims for unjust enrichment?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Fancy v. Coade Estate, 2022 NSCA 17 (CanLII):

He also relied on a common law claim for unjust enrichment as set out in Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, which requires a benefit to the defendant, a corresponding deprivation to the plaintiff, and an absence of a juristic reason for the enrichment:

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