Legal Opinion
Meaney v. Connecticut Hospital Ass'n
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 31, 1999No. SC 15895PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, as a result of unconsummated negotiations for incentive compensation to supplement the salary and benefits provided by an enforceable employment contract, an employee may recover damages pursuant to a claim in restitution for unjust enrichment. The issue is not whether the employee has a contract claim for the payment of a reasonable incentive bonus, but whether, in the absence of such a contract, the employee has a right to recover the amount by which his services benefited his employer. This is an issue of first impression…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Mulligan v. RiouxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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