implied contract
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 344 U.S. 25 - Nathanson v. National Labor Relations Board · 1952Most cited · 976 citing opinions
bankruptcy
A liability based on quasi-contract is one on an 'implied' contract within the meaning of § 63, sub. a(4) of the Bankruptcy Act. It is an indebtedness arising out of an obligation imposed by statute—an incident fixed by law to the employer-employee relationship.
How often courts cite the cases defining “implied contract”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “implied contract” — 1,029 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1928–1952
- ORIGINAL
after services have been rendered by a public officer under a law specifying his compensation, there arises an implied contract under which he is entitled to have the amount so fixed. And the constitutional protection extends to such contracts just as it does to those specifically expressed.
public officer compensation