Dot,a real estate agent,tells Elbert,a home seller,that her commission is 12 percent.Elbert agrees that Dot can sell his house but refuses to sign a contract unless the amount of the commission is reduced.After Dot sells the house,Elbert refuses to pay 12 percent.Dot is most likely to recover

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A quasi contract may be used to recover payment in situations where no actual contract exists, but one party has provided a benefit to another party and it would be unjust for the benefiting party to retain the benefit without payment. In this scenario, Elbert agreed to allow Dot to sell his house but refused to sign a contract for the commission. Therefore, there was no express or implied contract regarding the commission. However, Dot did provide a benefit to Elbert by selling his house, and it would be unjust for him to not pay any commission. Therefore, Dot may be able to recover payment through a quasi contract theory.

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