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PAFFHAUSEN v. BALANO

708 A.2d 269 (1998)

1998 ME 47

David PAFFHAUSEN v. John J. BALANO & Joel J. Balano-Stott, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Elizabeth K. Balano.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Steinberger (orally), Rockland, for appellant.

Stephen W. Hanscom (orally), Crandall, Hanscom, Pease and Collins, P.A., Rockland, for appellees.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA and LIPEZ, JJ.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

[¶ 1] David Paffhausen appeals from an order entered in the Knox County Probate Court (Emery, J.) rejecting his quantum meruit claim against the estate of Elizabeth Balano but allowing recovery for unjust enrichment. Because we conclude that David was entitled to recover pursuant to the theory of quantum meruit, we vacate the judgment.

[¶ 2] In March 1990, David, who is a carpenter and an artist, asked Elizabeth...

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