BOOE v. SHADRICK

No. 221A87.

369 S.E.2d 554 (1988)

Irvin D. BOOE, d/b/a Waughtown Electric Co. v. Billy B. SHADRICK; Bob R. Badgett; Housing Projects, Inc.; Ellerbe Manor Apts., Ltd.; Wilkes Towers, Ltd.; Sheraton Towers, Ltd; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Co.; Highland Mortgage Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Gibson, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brinkley, Walser, McGirt, Miller, Smith and Coles by Stephen W. Coles, Lexington, for defendants-appellees.


WEBB, Justice.

No question has been raised on this appeal as to the plaintiff's having introduced sufficient evidence to establish a claim for unjust enrichment against the defendants. The sole question on this appeal is whether there is sufficient evidence to support an award of damages by the jury. We hold there was sufficient evidence and reverse the Court of Appeals.

The Restatement of Restitution § 1 lays down the general principle that "[a] person...

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