Cameron, to Use v. Eynon’s Empirical Analysis
1938
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 40 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 74 later decisions — most recently May 2019 · most notably Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (1969), 337 Pa. Super. 58 - Ingrassia Const. Co., Inc. v. Walsh (1984)
7 federal appellate · 40 state decisions
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““ * * * The distinction between express and implied contracts on the one hand and quasi-contracts on the other is basic. It has been succinctly stated by Mr. Justice Stern in Cameron v. Eynon, 332 Pa. 529, 532 , 3 A.2d 423, 424 , thus: ‘A quasi contract arises where the law imposes a duty upon a person, not because of any express or implied promise on his part to perform it, but even in spite of any intention he might have to the contrary. A quasi contract, which is a fictional contract, is not to be confused with a contract implied in fact, which is an actual contract, and which arises where the parties agree upon the obligations to be incurred, but their intention, instead of being expressed in words, is inferred from their acts in the light of the surrounding circumstances.’ ””
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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