Can a contract be used as a juristic reason for enrichment?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Baring v Farm Credit Corporation, 2019 BCSC 1636 (CanLII):
While the existence of a contract can be a sufficient juristic reason for enrichment, the benefit obtained must be within the scope of the contract. This was noted by Myers J. in Noh v. Plaza 88 Developments Ltd., 2010 BCSC 1491, aff'd 2011 BCCA 461 as follows:
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