If a debtor overpays a creditor by $5,000,the debtor can force the creditor to return that amount by suing under quasi-contract.

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In this case, the debtor can sue the creditor for overpayment under quasi-contract. When one party is unjustly enriched at the expense of another, the law may imply a duty on the first party to pay the second even though there is no contract between the two parties. The doctrine that requires this result is based on an implied-in-law contract. Since there really is no actual contractual agreement, the phrase quasi-contract is also used.

If a Debtor Overpays a Creditor by $5,000,the Debtor Can