Reviewed case brief
Planché v. Colburn
(1831) 8 Bing 14; 131 ER 305
(1831) 8 Bing 14; 131 ER 305 · Court of Common Pleas (England)
- Court
- Court of Common Pleas (England)
- Year
- 1831
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Where one party has partially performed a contract which is then wrongfully terminated by the other party, the performer may claim quantum meruit for the work done, abandoning the contractual rate and claiming reasonable value instead.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(1831) 8 Bing 14; 131 ER 305; verified via e-lawresources.co.uk, casemine.com, umn.edu, wikisource.org
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