Beacon Homes, Inc. v. Holt

266 N.C. 467, 146 S.E.2d 434 (1966)

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Beacon Homes, Inc. v. Holt

North Carolina Supreme Court
266 N.C. 467, 146 S.E.2d 434 (1966)

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Facts

Mary Holt Richardson, mother of Shirley Holt (defendant), contracted with Beacon Homes, Inc. (plaintiff) to build a house. Beacon Homes believed Mary Holt Richardson owned the land in question based on a warranty Mary Holt Richardson gave to Beacon Homes. Beacon Homes built the home and then discovered that Shirley Holt was the actual owner of the land. Shirley Holt took ownership of the home and rented it to a tenant. However, Shirley Holt refused to pay Beacon Homes. Beacon Homes sued Shirley Holt, arguing that it had a valid claim against her for unjust enrichment.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Lake, J.)

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Key Terms

  • Equity1. Fairness; justice. 2. The value of a property minus any mortgages or liens on it. 3. A branch of jurisprudence that arose in England as an alternative to the harsh common law, in which courts tried to determine what would be fair in a given situation instead of strictly applying law and precedent. Today in the U.S., courts of law and equity have merged for the most part, but equity still applies in situations where appropriate relief would be an injunction or specific performance instead of monetary damages or there is otherwise no remedy available at law.
  • Unjust EnrichmentA quasi-contract theory that prevents a party from retaining a benefit conferred on that party to the detriment of the other party, if it would be unjust for the enriched party to retain that benefit.

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