OUJI-CIV No. 23.10

QUASI- CONTRACT (QUANTUM MERUIT OR QUANTUM VALEBANT)

You may determine that [Defendant] is liable to [Plaintiff] for [describe the

goods or services that the plaintiff provided to the defendant], if you find that:

1. [Plaintiff] [furnished/rendered] valuable [goods/services] to [Defendant]

with a reasonable expectation of being compensated;

2. [Defendant] knowingly accepted the benefit of the [goods/services]; and

3. [Defendant] would be unfairly benefited by [(the services)/(receiving the

goods)] if no compensation were paid to [Plaintiff].

OUJI 3d (Rev. 2009) Chapter 23

If you find all of these elements are satisfied, then you should return a verdict for

[Plaintiff] in an amount that reasonably repr esents the fair value of the [goods/services]

that [Plaintiff] [furnished/rendered] to [Defendant].