Opinion ID: 2633465
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Heading: Implied Contract Under The Doctrine Of Quantum Meruit

Text: Pena contends that regardless of the terms of the fee agreement or the requirements of the disclosure rule, he is entitled to payment under the doctrine of quantum meruit. The doctrine of quantum meruit permits a party to recover the reasonable value of services rendered or materials provided on the basis of an implied promise to pay. Bakker v. Thunder Spring-Wareham, LLC, 141 Idaho 185, 191, 108 P.3d 332, 338 (2005). Pena urges this Court to agree that his rate of compensation was reasonable, and that because Cheung expected to pay for his services he should not be denied his anticipated fee. No evidence, however, was presented to the Industrial Commission in support of an amount that would be equitable, even if quantum meruit applied to this case. Therefore, recovery of fees pursuant to quantum meruit is denied.