Opinion ID: 72503
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Heading: Unjust Enrichment (Count IX)

Text: Camp Creek argues that, under both Massachusetts and Georgia law, a person who has been unjustly enriched at the expense of another is required to make restitution. See Salamon v. Terra, 394 Mass. 857, 477 N.E.2d 1029, 1031 (1985) (quoting Restatement of Restitution § 1 (1937)); Regional Pacesetters, Inc. v. Halpern Enter., Inc., 165 Ga.App. 777, 300 S.E.2d 180, 184-5 (1983). Camp Creek asserts that the facts in this case support its argument that the Gateway unjustly enriched itself by competing with the Inn for business in the Atlanta Airport market. As previously discussed, Camp Creek may recover damages from the defendants to the extent that a jury determines that the Gateway's competition constitutes a breach of the defendants' implied contractual duties. Recovery on a theory of unjust enrichment, however, is only available when as a matter of fact there is no legal contract. See Regional Pacesetters, 165 Ga.App. 777, 300 S.E.2d 180, 185 (1983). As a result, the district court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants.