Quantum Meruit After Contract Termination: Key Rules

Quantum meruit-Quasi contract-Agreement to give share of plumbago for pumping water from, mine-How far persons who were not parties to agreement are bound to pay for services rendered. ... The learned District Judge held that the defendant was not bound by the agreement, and threw out a suggestion that the plaintiff might have recovered on a quantum meruit. ... I....

High Court Malaya Johor Bahru

[2014] 8 MLJ 38 where it was held that a claim for quantum meruit is a measure of the costs of the work done; it is restitution for work done. ... Further, in citing McGregor on Damages it was also held in the same case that where a Court assesses a claim for quantum meruit, the element of profit should already be out of the equation. ... [12] As mentioned earlier, the Plaintiff's claim for unlawful termination of the Bus....

High Court Malaya Kuala Lumpur

But, under further or other reliefs prayed for by Plaintiff, I am obliged to consider whether Plaintiff could claim its losses under the common law principle of quantum meruit. ... [103] However, loss of expected profits typically does not merit a claim under quantum meruit. ... [94] Quantum meruit is a Latin term that means "as much as he has deserved" or "as much as....

The question is whether the appellant is entitled to recover on quantum meruit for work done upon termination of the agreement by reason of its own default. ... I will now demonstrate the difference between what is known as contractual quantum meruit and restitutionary quantum meruit. For this purpose, I will refer to two authorities. One from England and the other is ....

if he have done anything under the contract, to sue immediately for compensation on a quantum meruit." ... rendered himself incapable of performing his part of the contract that the right to sue on a quantum meruit arises. ... it without art agreement. ... He can only sue upon a quantum meruit if he can get rid of the special contract; he can only get rid of the spec....

2024 0 Supreme(Mad) 128

He would submit that the suit filed by the plaintiff is based on the principle of quantum meruit. 26. ... This suit has been filed by the plaintiff as a quantum meruit action. Quantum meruit is a latin phrase and it means "what one has earned" or "as much as he has earned". In simpler terms, it refers to the actual value of the services rendered or performed. ... As per....

High Court Malaya Kuala Lumpur

There is no scope on the present facts for the operation of the quantum meruit principle. ... Conclusion s 71 Contracts Act 1950 and / or unjust enrichment and / or quantum meruit having regard to the terms of the Project Success Fee Agreement dated 28 January 2018 ("Proposed Amended Question (2)"); and (c) Whether the plaintiff's

2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 1066

Hence, the principle of quantum meruit under Section 70 of the Contract Act would not be applicable, even though, there was no legally enforceable contract. 16. ... Although the award rejected the claim towards the cost incurred for carrying out the field test, the claim towards the cost incurred by the Respondent for payment of salary and other purchases was allowed based on the principle of quantum #HL_....

It would appear therefore that, in this view of the matter, the agent's claim was entertained despite the fact that the sale had not gone through in some cases, the Court acted on the principle of a quantum meruit, and in others on that of an implied term in the contract. ... In regard to the pleas of a quantum meruit Lord Wright, in the course of his speech, made the following observation: - " It ha....

High Court Malaya Pulau Pinang

dan Defendan atas dasar prinsip Quantum Meruit.". ... A plea of quantum meruit in the remedy sought from the Court, that the plaintiff be awarded a specific sum of money on the basis of quantum meruit, does and cannot, without more, mean that the claim is a genuine quantum meruit claim. ... [30] From the statement of claim as set out earlier, save for....

2022 0 Supreme(Del) 1804

C&C contended that the Arbitral Tribunal had failed to appreciate that notwithstanding that the Agreement was terminated by efflux of time, it was entitled for the services provided beyond the term of the Agreement on the principle of quantum meruit.

2018 0 Supreme(Del) 1632

Learned senior counsel for the respondent/applicant relying upon the judgments of the Supreme Court in Puran Lal Sah v. The State of U.P., 1971 (1) SCC 424 and Food Corporation of India & Ors v. Vikas Majdoor Kamdar Sahkari Mandli Limited, (2007) 13 SCC 544 and Yeoman’s Row Management Limited & Anr. v. Cobbe, (2008) UKHL 55 submits that the remedy by way of Quantum Meruit is restitutory and is different from a claim in damages which is compensatory. He therefore submits that the Quantum Meruit....

2015 0 Supreme(Bom) 1242

Hence the plaintiff would be entitled to be compensated on the principle of quantum meruit to the extent as the parties have quantified. The aforesaid emails of the defendant would show the extent of the work done by the plaintiff and the monetary worth of the plaintiff which is in the region of Rs.30,00,000/- to 40,00,000/-.

2015 0 Supreme(Del) 275

The learned Single Judge has held that the Arbitrator had invoked the principle of quantum meruit as no formal Annual Maintenance Services Agreement was executed between the parties, after the first year of maintenance as stipulated in the original agreement.

2007 0 Supreme(SC) 1436

(iv) The Plaintiff is entitled to extra remuneration for extra work. (vii)In letter dated 14.11.1994 sent by the Assistant Manager of the appellant-Corporation he had recommended for the enhanced rate of payment that would constitute an admission of the enhanced rate as claimed by the respondent. The provisions of this section are based on the doctrine of quantum meruit, but the provisions of the Contract Act admit of a more liberal interpretation; the principle of the section being wider than....