City of Greenbrier v. Cotton

The majority opinion notes that Mr. Cotton’s legal theory was one of implied contract, but it does not make a distinction between contract implied in law and contract implied in fact. In my view this matter was submitted to the jury on a theory of contract implied in law or quasi contract. Mr. Cotton’s claim is that the city accepted his services with knowledge that they were being provided by him and he should be compensated, not for some salary figure which might have been the subject of an ordinance, but for the value of his services.

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