Opinion ID: 1212725
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Heading: Civil Conspiracy and Unjust Enrichment

Text: Noble alleges that Pandora and Alorica conspired to convert the equipment that Noble sold to ACI and to defraud Noble. A civil conspiracy claim requires an underlying tort. D.A.B. v. Brown, 570 N.W.2d 168, 172 (Minn.Ct.App. 1997) (citing Harding v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 230 Minn. 327, 41 N.W.2d 818, 824 (Minn.1950)). Similarly, a claim for [u]njust enrichment may be founded on failure of consideration, fraud, or mistake, or situations where it would be morally wrong for one party to enrich himself at the expense of another. Mon-Ray, Inc. v. Granite Re, Inc., 677 N.W.2d 434, 440 (Minn.Ct.App.2004) (internal quotation omitted). Noble bases its unjust enrichment claim on its allegations of fraud and other tortious conduct, including tortious interference. Because there is no underlying fraud, conversion, or other tort to support either the conspiracy or unjust enrichment claims, these claims must also fail.