LEGAL WORD
Quantum meruit
Latin phrase · Contract law
Quantum meruit
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Contract law
1 What it means
As much as he has earned. A person can recover reasonable payment for work done when there is no enforceable price.
2 Use it in a sentence
The contractor recovered on a quantum meruit basis for the work done before the contract ended.
3 Make it stick
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