Quasi contract

Definition
1  : an obligation that is not created by a contract but that is imposed by law to prevent the unjust enrichment of one party from the acts of another party
2  in the civil law of Louisiana : a lawful and voluntary act that benefits another for which the law imposes an obligation on the beneficiary or a third party to compensate the actor
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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud


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