What are the elements of a claim for unjust enrichment?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ontario Realty Corporation v. P. Gabriele & Sons Limited, 2009 CanLII 1807 (ON SC):

The plaintiffs claim that the two price reductions should be repaid on the basis that the purchasers were unjustly enriched. The constituent elements of a claim for unjust enrichment are governed by Garland v. Consumer’s Gas Co., supra.

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