Legal Question in Business Law in Pennsylvania

Can a trade person (locksmith) who did work on my house as a favor to my then girlfriend, come back over a year later and request full payment for the work since we broke up? There was no contract signed.


Asked on 7/24/09, 9:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

He can ask and might even have a case if he sues for the value of his work in "quasi- contract," on a theory of quantum meruit or unjust enrichment but it would be a pretty difficult case from his perspective.

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Answered on 7/30/09, 11:52 am


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