When Keeping Money Isn’t Fair

Unjust enrichment occurs when one person benefits financially at the expense of another without a valid legal reason. For example, if you mistakenly pay someone money you didn’t owe, you can claim it back under this principle. To succeed, you must show:

• The other person was enriched;
• You were impoverished;
• There’s no lawful basis for the enrichment.
  This legal concept exists to promote fairness and equity in unjust situations.