4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 20 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from County Commissioners v. J. Roland Dashiell & Sons, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Commissioners v. J. Roland Dashiell & Sons, Inc. Anchor | green | “we hold that, generally, quasi-contract claims such as quantum meruit and unjust enrichment cannot be asserted when an express contract defining the rights and remedies of the parties exists.” | 6 |
| 2 | County Commissioners v. J. Roland Dashiell & Sons, Inc. | green | “an implied contract is an agreement which legitimately can be inferred from intention of the parties as evidenced by the circumstances and the ordinary course of dealing and the common understanding of men.” | 5 |
| 3 | Mogavero v. Silverstein | green | “an implied-in-fact contract is a 'true contract' and 'means that the parties had a contract that can be seen in their conduct rather than in an explicit set of words.” | 5 |
| 4 | Slick v. Reinecker | green | “the term only means that the parties had a contract that can be seen in their conduct rather than in an explicit set of words.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.