Land Company of Osceola County, LLC v. Genesis Concepts, Inc.

Appellant, Land Company of Osceola County, LLC, appeals the trial court’s entry of final judgment in favor of Appellee, Genesis Concepts, Inc., awarding Genesis $85,000 in damages for services provided to Land Company on a theory of quantum meruit. Land Company argues that the trial court erred in entering a judgment in quantum meruit because the parties had entered into a valid express contract which covered the same services performed. We agree, and reverse the final judgment. Because an express contract existed between the parties, Genesis’s recovery in quantum meruit was inappropriate.

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