208 W. Va. 717 - Realmark Developments, Inc. v. Ranson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “As indicated in Restatement, Restitution § 53(3), where a person acquires an interest in land as a result of an agreement with the owner, such as the leasehold interest acquired by the Ransons in the present case, under a mistake of law, that person is entitled to restitution for improvements which he places on the land as a result of the mistake. In the present case, it is the Ransons’ claim that they believed that Realmark Developments, Inc., was legally obligated to assist them in financing their purchase of the property in question. While they may have been legally mistaken, their belief, if factually established, may entitle them to restitution under the restitution count of their amended counterclaim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 214 W. Va. 161 - Realmark Developments, Inc. v. Ranson

2. “[I]f benefits have been received and retained under such circumstance that it would be inequitable and unconscionable to permit the party receiving them to avoid payment therefor, the law requires the party receiving the benefits to pay their reasonable value.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. CSS, Inc. v. Herrington