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A and B Lumber Co v. Vrusho
New Hampshire Supreme Court	24 February 2005	Building work
(also here and here)


Aalmuhammed v. Lee
9th Circuit Court of Appeals	4 February 2000	Quantum meruit


Aardema v. Fitch
Illinois Appellate Court	22 August 1997	Payment of another’s tax


Abbott v. Willey
Virginia Supreme Court	10 January 1997	Disclaimer of interest in policy


ABC Electric, Inc v. Nebraska Beef, Ltd
8th Circuit Court of Appeals	7 May 2001	Quantum meruit


Absure, Inc v. Huffman
West Virginia Supreme Court	19 June 2003	Mistake
(also here )


A-C Construction, Inc v. Bakke Corp
Oregon Court of Appeals	18 March 1998	Quantum meruit


Action Mechanical, Inc v. The Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission
South Dakota Supreme Court	2 October 2002	Mechanic’s lien


Adams v. Unione Mediterranea di Sicurta
5th Circuit Court of Appeals	14 August 2000	Salvage
(also here)


Adjustment Department, Olympia Credit Bureau, Inc v. Brostrom
Washington Supreme Court	21 October 1942	Implied contract


Adkinson v. Kilgore
Arkansas Court of Appeals	24 June 1998	Tenant's improvements


Adkins v. Lawson
Wyoming Supreme Court	17 March 1995	Quantum meruit
(also here)


Admiralty Construction, Inc v. Dalton
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals	18 September 1998	Subrogation


Ahn v. Midway Manufacturing Co
District Court for Illinois	28 May 1997	Use of likeness


AJ Contracting Co, Inc v. Farmore Realty, Inc
New York Supreme Court	24 March 2004	Mechanic’s lien


Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium v. Settlement Funds Held For ER
Alaska Supreme Court	30 January 2004	Health care provider lien



Albrecht v. Committee on employee benefits of the Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	10 February 2004	Fiduciary duty


Albrecht v. Walter
North Dakota Supreme Court	10 December 1997	Contribution


Allen v. Smith
California Court of Appeal	2 January 2001	Recovery of deposit


Allstate Insurance Co v. Receivable Finance Co
5th Circuit Court of Appeals	20 September 2007	Fraud - disgorgement


Alperin v. Vatican Bank
9th Circuit Court of Appeals	18 April 2005	Political Question doctrine
(summarised by ASIL)


Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. v. New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Maryland Court of Special Appeals	3 March 2004	Breach of contract


American Automated Theatres, Inc v. Hudgins, Thompson, Ball and Associates, Inc
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals	30 October 1973	Quantum meruit


American Classic Specialties Corp v. Friendly's Ice Cream Corp
New York Supreme Court	30 January 2002	Misuse of information


American Family Mutual Insurance Co v. Centura Health
Colorado Court of Appeals	14 March 2002	Medical expenses
(also )


American Insurance Association v. Garamendi
Supreme Court	23 June 2003	Holocaust insurance claims


American Medical International v. Feigel
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals	29 March 1996	Contribution and indemnity


American National Fire Insurance Co v. Hughes
North Dakota Supreme Court	26 March 2003	Subrogation


American Underwriters Insurance Co v. Turner
Arkansas Court of Appeals	30 April 1997	Subrogation


Ameripro Search, Inc v. Fleming Steel Co
Pennsylvania Superior Court	16 November 2001	Incomplete contract


Anderson v. Copeland
Oklahoma Supreme Court	19 February 1963	Use of tractor


Angelini v. Delaney
Oregon Court of Appeals	30 September 1998	Management of property


In the matter of Angleton
Mississippi Court of Appeals	27 February 1996	Undue influence


Apache Corp v. MDU Resources Group, Inc
North Dakota Supreme Court	28 December 1999	Profit from breach of contract
(also here and here)


APG, Inc v. MCI Telecommunications Corp
1st Circuit Court of Appeals	8 February 2006	Profit from deceit


The Apostolos Group, Inc v. Josephson
Ohio Court of Appeals	20 February 2002	Work by subcontractor


Archawski v. Hanioti
Supreme Court	9 April 1956	Jurisdiction


Arnold v. Dubose
Mississippi Court of Appeals	8 June 1999	Undue influence


AT and T Communications, Inc v. Perry
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals	12 July 2002	Breach of contract


Atlas Assurance Co of America v. Mistic
Alaska Supreme Court	9 August 1991	Insurance - subrogation


Austria v. Altmann
Supreme Court	7 June 2004	Sovereign immunity


Avondale Federal Savings Bank v. Amoco Oil Co
7th Circuit Court of Appeals	11 March 1999	Environmental cleanup


Babiarz v. Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas	10 July 2001	Theft of idea


Baer v. Chase
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals	21 December 2004	Theft of idea
(summarised by Shannon P Duffy and Jason Schossler) (noted in the New Jersey Law Blog)


Bailey v. West
Rhode Island Supreme Court	22 January 1969	Care of horse


Baizley v. Baizley
Maine Supreme Court	22 July 1999	Constructive trust


Bancroft v. Union Embossing Co
Supreme Court of New Hampshire	31 December 1903	Rescission of contract


Banner Health System v. Long
South Dakota Supreme Court	21 May 2003	Constructive trust
(also here ) (summarised by James R Schwartz and Michael W Peregrine)


Banque Worms v. BankAmerica International
New York Court of Appeals	12 February 1991	Mistake
(also here and here)


Barker v. Barker
Virginia Court of Appeals	16 June 1998	Tracing


City of Barnsdall v. Barnsdall National Bank of Barnsdall
Oklahoma Supreme Court	29 November 1938	Payment of another's debt


Barnes v. Gorman
Supreme Court	17 June 2002	Punitive damages


Barth v. Keffer
West Virginia Supreme Court	26 October 1995	Contribution


Batta Environmental Associates, Inc v. B and B Management, Inc
Delaware Common Pleas	7 January 2005	Improvements to property


Beach v. First Union National Bank of North Carolina
US Bankruptcy Court for Wisconsin	25 May 1990	Subrogation


Bennett v. Artus
Alaska Supreme Court	30 March 2001	Quantum meruit


Berenergy Corp v. Zab, Inc
Colorado Court of Appeals	3 June 2004	Share in oil well


Berry v. Barbour
Oklahoma Supreme Court	14 December 1954	Work on land


Beth Israel Medical Center v. Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals	19 May 2006	Quantum meruit - medical services


Bethany Medical Center v. Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown and Enochs
Kansas Court of Appeals	27 November 1996	Quantum meruit


Beztak Land Co v. Detroit Plaza Ltd
Michigan Court of Appeals	21 April 2000	Subrogation


Biedenharn v. Hogue
Arkansas Supreme Court	7 October 1999	Quantum meruit and public policy


Bill v. Gattavara
Washington Supreme Court	1 September 1949	Trespass and res judicata


Birnbaum v. Airborne Freight Corp
New York Supreme Court	5 October 1999	Improvement to property


Estate of Bishop v. Equinox International Corporation
10th Circuit Court of Appeals	20 July 2001	Profits from breach of trademark


Blachy v. Butcher
6th Circuit Court of Appeals	21 July 2000	Constructive trust


Blackmon v. Berry
Arkansas Court of Appeals	26 March 1997	Recovery of downpayment


Blackmon v. Iverson
District Court for Pennsylvania	4 April 2003	Theft of idea


The Blackthorne Group, Inc v. Pines of Newmarket, Inc
New Hampshire Supreme Court	21 April 2004	Illegality


Village of Bloomingdale v. CDG Enterprises, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court	21 June 2000	Sovereign immunity


In re the Estate of Blumka
Wisconsin Court of Appeals	6 September 2001	Undue influence


BMG Direct Marketing, Inc v. Peake
Texas Supreme Court	18 November 2005	Illegal payment


Boles v. Winnie
Wisconsin Court of Appeals	5 November 1996	Undue influence


Bolla v. Bolla
Surrogate's Court	1 December 2005	Constructive trust


Booker v. Sears Roebuck and Co
Oklahoma Supreme Court	5 December 1989	Contribution
(also here)


Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co Inc
New York Court of Appeals	1970	Profit from nuisance
(extract only)


Borel v. Laubner
Ohio Court of Appeals	9 March 2005	Cohabitants’ rights


Boulanger Construction Co, Inc v. United Fire and Casualty Co
Wisconsin Court of Appeals	23 November 2004	Building work
(also )


Bowles v. Sunrise Home Center, Inc
Wyoming Supreme Court	1 March 1993	Materials supplied by sub-contractor
(also here)


Boyce v. Freeman
Wyoming Supreme Court	7 February 2002	Use of truck
(also here)


Bradley v. Bradley
Minnesota Court of Appeals	29 October 1996	Co-tenants - Lien


Brannan and Guy v. City of Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court	1 March 2002	Quantum meruit - legal services
(also here )


Breezy Point Holiday Harbor Lodge-Beachside Apartment Owners' Association v. BP Partnership
Minnesota Court of Appeals	30 July 1996	Profit from breach of bylaws


In the matter of the estate of Brindley
Tennessee Court of Appeals	7 August 2002	Undue influence


Brown v. Brown
Missouri Court of Appeals	18 January 2005	Constructive trust
(also here)


Brown v. Rullam Enterprises, Inc
Arkansas Court of Appeals	25 April 2001	Theft of trade secret


Brown Group Retail, Inc. v. Colorado
Colorado Court of Appeals	24 August 2006	Environmental cleanup costs
(also )


Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc
1st Circuit Court of Appeals	30 October 2002	Copyright - royalties
(summarised by West)


BTA Oil Producers, Inc v. MDU Resources Group, Inc
North Dakota Supreme Court	16 April 2002	Breach of contract


BT Commercial Corp v. Galoob Toys, Inc
New York Supreme Court	10 February 1999	Quantum meruit


Buchholz Mortuaries, Inc v. Director of Revenue
Missouri Supreme Court	29 July 2003	Tax wrongly paid


In re Buck
North Carolina Court of Appeals	4 August 1998	Undue influence
North Carolina Supreme Court	23 July 1999


Burger-Fischer v. Degussa AG
US District Court for New Jersey	13 September 1999	Proceeds of Nazi crimes


Burkhart v. US Commerce Equipment Finance
Tennessee Court of Appeals	28 August 2001	Mistake


Burnett v. Sabourin
Michigan Court of Appeals	19 October 2001	Undue influence


Burnham v. Coffinberry
Wyoming Supreme Court	8 September 2003	Cohabitants' rights


Burns Philp Food, Inc v. Cavalea Continental Freight, Inc
7th Circuit Court of Appeals	4 February 1998	Mistaken payment of another's tax


Bush v. Richardson
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals	21 March 1997	Subrogation


Buss v. Rosenow
Wisconsin Court of Appeals	5 November 1996	Contributions to property


Butler v. Hayes
Virginia Supreme Court	6 June 1997	Improvements to land


Byrne v. Laura
California Court of Appeal	18 January 1997	Cohabitants' rights

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In the matter of Angleton

The Apostolos Group, Inc v. Josephson

City of Barnsdall v. Barnsdall National Bank of Barnsdall

Estate of Bishop v. Equinox International Corporation

The Blackthorne Group, Inc v. Pines of Newmarket, Inc

Village of Bloomingdale v. CDG Enterprises, Inc.

In re the Estate of Blumka

In the matter of the estate of Brindley

In re Buck