Opinion ID: 2586049
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Krafchick will be unjustly enriched if allowed to keep damages owed to Mazon

Text: ¶ 35 Equity also supports Mazon's recovery. Assuming the damages calculation was correct, Krafchick's negligence and breach of contract lost a potential $1.9 million recovery. Layouni received the two-thirds he was entitled to. According to the contract, Mazon was entitled to one-half the remainder. But Krafchick never had to pay. The Restatement (Third) of Restitution begins with the familiar rule: A person who is unjustly enriched at the expense of another is liable in restitution to the other. Restatement (Third) of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment § 1 (Discussion Draft, Mar. 31, 2000). [4] The majority allows Krafchick to keep the $325,000 owed to Mazon. This is precisely what the Restatement forbids. Id. § 1 cmt. a.