Opinion ID: 486371
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Unjust Enrichment/Money Had and Received

Text: 62 Counts V and VIII set forth claims for relief under theories of unjust enrichment and money had and received respectively. These claims are also based on a reallegation of the central facts and focus primarily on the alleged overcharges. These claims, of all of those before us, relate most directly to the sales agreements between Genesco and Kakiuchis Japan and America. In fact, the only money that the two Kakiuchis could have improperly had and received is the excess value allegedly charged Genesco for their price goods. At oral argument, counsel for Genesco conceded that the money had and received claim related directly to the alleged overcharges. Since this claim will rest inter alia on a comparison of the contract price and the actual price paid, it necessarily involves an interpretation of the parties' contracts and dealings, a subject well suited for arbitration. 63 Similarly, defendants' alleged unjust enrichment could only be a result of overcharging Genesco. Because this claim is predicated on the defendants' contractual duty to bill Genesco accurately for the specific goods ordered, it too arises under the textile sales contracts. Janmort Leasing, Inc. v. Econo-Car International, Inc., 475 F.Supp. 1282, 1292 (E.D.N.Y.1979). Since the sales agreements lie at the heart of both the unjust enrichment and money had and received claims, they must also be resolved through arbitration. 64