Enrichment in the law of unjust enrichment and restitution / A V M Lodder.
2012
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Title
Enrichment in the law of unjust enrichment and restitution / A V M Lodder.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, OR : Hart Pub., 2012.
Call Number
K920 .L63 2012
ISBN
9781849463294 :
1849463298 :
1849463298 :
Description
xxvi, 248 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)801417916
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-234) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
v
Table of Abbreviations
xi
Table of Cases
xiii
Table of Statutes
xxvii
1.
Introduction
1
I.
Unjust Enrichment
4
A.
A Theoretical Framework
4
B.
The Elements of a Claim in Unjust Enrichment
6
II.
Restitution
7
III.
Methodology and Scope
8
IV.
Structure of the Book
10
2.
Value, Rights and Obligations
13
I.
The Concept of Value
13
A.
Monetary and Non-Monetary Value
14
B.
Idiosyncratic and Relational Value
15
C.
Transfers of Value
19
II.
The Concepts of Rights and Obligations
23
A.
Rights and Powers, Duties and Liabilities
23
B.
Rights, Powers and Property
24
III.
The Concept of Wealth
30
A.
Discrete and Abstract Conceptions of Wealth
30
B.
Defining Wealth
31
IV.
The Relationship between the Concepts
32
A.
Value, Rights and Obligations
32
B.
Value and Wealth
33
C.
`Benefit' and `Gain'
34
D.
Transfers of Value and Transfers of Rights
35
V.
Conclusion
36
3.
Bifurcating the Enrichment Inquiry
37
I.
The Meaning of Enrichment
37
A.
Two Kinds of Enrichment
38
B.
The Terminology of `Enrichment'
43
II.
Overview of Factual Enrichment
46
A.
The Two Stage Inquiry
47
B.
Objective Valuation
51
III.
Overview of Legal Enrichment
55
A.
Are Legal Enrichment Cases Part of Unjust Enrichment?
56
B.
Legal Enrichment
60
C.
Specific Restitution
64
IV.
Conclusion
67
4.
Factual Enrichment
69
I.
The Historical Position
70
II.
Money
73
A.
Money Had and Received
73
B.
Factual Enrichment in Money Cases
74
III.
Services
78
A.
Quantum Meruit
78
B.
Factual Enrichment in Services Cases
83
IV.
Goods
89
A.
Quantum Valebat
89
B.
Factual Enrichment in Goods Cases
93
V.
Land
97
A.
Unjust Enrichment Claims to Land
97
B.
Factual Enrichment in Land Cases
98
VI.
Release of Obligations
99
A.
Money Paid
99
B.
Factual Enrichment by the Release of Obligations
100
VII.
Conclusion
104
5.
Legal Enrichment
105
I.
Resulting Trusts
107
A.
What is a Resulting Trust?
107
B.
Resulting Trusts and Unjust Enrichment
110
C.
Resulting Trusts as Specific Restitution of an Enrichment by Rights
113
II.
Rescission
116
A.
The Power of Rescission
117
B.
Rescission and Restitution
119
C.
Rescission as Specific Restitution of an Enrichment by Rights
125
III.
Rectification
135
A.
The Availability of Rectification
135
B.
Rectification as Specific Restitution of Rights
138
IV.
Enrichment by Release of Obligations
141
A.
Subrogation
142
B.
Equitable Liens
147
V.
Conclusion
148
6.
Freedom of Choice
151
I.
Rejecting Subjective Devaluation
152
A.
The Request Requirement
153
B.
Subjective Devaluation, in the Cases
155
C.
Subjective Devaluation and Relational Value
161
D.
Subjective Devaluation and Freedom of Choice
164
II.
Proof of Choice of Benefit
167
A.
Choice of the Benefit
167
B.
Request
173
C.
Readily Returnable Benefits
178
D.
Free Acceptance
180
III.
Incontrovertible Enrichment
183
A.
Saved Necessary Expense
184
B.
Money-Like Benefits
186
C.
Incontrovertible Enrichment and Subjective Devaluation
190
IV.
Conclusion
192
7.
Immediate and Extant Enrichment
193
I.
Immediate Enrichment in Factual Enrichment Cases
194
A.
Extant Enrichment Approaches
194
B.
Immediate Value
198
C.
Identifying the Point of Enrichment
206
II.
Immediate Enrichment in Legal Enrichment Cases
209
A.
Resulting Trusts
210
B.
Rescission
210
C.
Rectification
212
D.
Subrogation
212
III.
Conclusion
212
8.
Conclusions and Implications
215
I.
Factual and Legal Enrichment
215
II.
Consequences
216
III.
Further Implications
217
IV.
Conclusion
225
Bibliography
227
I.
Texts, Digests and Restatements
227
II.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
230
Index
235