Ward v. Taggart
51 Cal. 2d 736 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 4
Holding
The court held that a defrauded purchaser of real property may recover a broker's secret profit under a quasi-contractual theory of unjust enrichment, even in the absence of a fiduciary relationship, and that such an action sounding in equity does not preclude an award of punitive damages for the underlying fraud.
Statutes construed
- BPC § 10150
- CIV § 3517
Cited by (4)
- COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, Respondent, v. PETE ROBBIANO, as Executor, etc., Appellant (1960) 180 Cal. App. 2d 845
- TED E. VAN DE KAMP et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA, Defendant and Appellant (1988) 204 Cal. App. 3d 819
- Herterich v. Peltner (2018) 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 744
- Raymond BLECH, Objector and Appellant, v. Richard BLECH et al., Objectors and Respondents; Comerica Bank, as Trustee, etc., Respondent. (2018) 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 430