Is a contract between a party and party entitled to enrichment and deprivation?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Behiels v. McCarthy, 2010 ABQB 281 (CanLII):

It has long been established that the existence of a contract between persons is a juristic basis for an enrichment and deprivation: Rathwell v. Rathwell, 1978 CanLII 3 (SCC), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 436 at 455, 83 D.L.R. (3d) 289.

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