Legal Opinion
Young v. Young
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 2008No. 79207-1PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
¶1 Judith Young brought an action to quiet title against her nephew Jim Young and his wife, Shannon Young, over property located in Thurston County. Jim and Shannon1 counterclaimed for unjust enrichment based on improvements they made to the property. At issue is the measure of recovery in their unjust enrichment claim.
¶2 The trial court awarded Jim and Shannon the market value of the improvements less certain costs the trial court determined did not apply. The Court of Appeals reversed, concluding the trial court should have used the full market value as the measure of recovery. We affirm…
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