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Restating the Civil Law of Quasi-Contract: Negotiorum Gestio and Unjust Enrichment
Journal of Civil Law Studies
  • Nikolaos A. Davrados, Louisiana State University Law Center
Publication Date
12-13-2023
Keywords
  • quasi-contract,
  • implied and constructive contracts,
  • negotiorum gestio,
  • management of affairs,
  • unjust enrichment,
  • payment of a thing not due,
  • enrichment without cause,
  • condictio indebiti,
  • actio de in rem verso,
  • remedies,
  • obligations,
  • comparative law
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Abstract

This Article restates the Louisiana civil law of negotiorum gestio and unjust enrichment, one decade after the common-law Third Restatement of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment. The Article first redefines and re-designates the term "quasi-contract" from a false source of obligations to a valid practical term describing the two separate institutions of negotiorum gestio and unjust enrichment. Based on this renewed understanding of quasi-contract, the Article proceeds to a detailed commentary on the revised Louisiana law of negotiorum gestio and unjust enrichment (which includes the special action for payment of a thing not due and the general action for enrichment without cause).

Citation Information
Nikolaos A. Davrados. "Restating the Civil Law of Quasi-Contract: Negotiorum Gestio and Unjust Enrichment" (2023)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nikolaos-davrados/6/