Quantum Meruit -


[1] Elements and Case Citations

(1) Absence of an express agreement;

(2) Plaintiff provided a benefit in the form of goods and services accepted by the defendant;

(3) Under ordinary circumstances a reasonable person would reasonably expect to pay for such benefit;

(4) Plaintiff failed to pay for the benefit; and

(5) Damages.

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Florida State Courts

Supreme Court: Moncreif v. Hall, 63 So. 2d 640, 642 (Fla. 1953)

First District: W.R. Townsend Contracting, Inc. v. Jensen Civil Const., Inc., 728 So. 2d 297, 305 (Fla. 1^st DCA 1999)

Third District: Daniel Levine & Co. Realtors v. Beach Enter. Ltd., 549 So. 2d 1131, 1132 (Fla. 3^rd DCA 1989)

Fifth District: Osteen v. Morris, 481 So. 2d 1287, 1289-90 (Fla. 5^th DCA 1986)

Florida Federal Courts

Eleventh Circuit: Tooltrend, Inc. v. CMT Utensili, SRL, 198 F 3^rd 802 (11th Cir. 1999)

Southern District: Ship Const. & Funding Serv. (USA), Inc. v. Star Cruises, PLC, 174 F. Supp. 2^nd 1320, 1326-27 (S.D. Fla. 2001)

Middle District: In re DeCecco, 234 B.R. 543, 544 (M.D. Fla. 1999)

[2] Defenses to Claim for Quantum Meruit

(1) Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.110(d) (pleading affirmative defenses), and other standard defenses. See § 60.

(2) Statute of Limitations: § 95.11(3)(k), Fla. Stat. (four years).

(3) An express agreement. W.R. Townsend Contracting, Inc. v. Jensen Civil Const., Inc., 728 So. 2d 297, 305 (Fla. 1^st DCA 1999)