Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Court reviews whether a quasi-contract existed between a website developer and an LLC

ICG LINK, INC. v. PHILIP STEEN ET AL. v. TN SPORTS, LLC v. ICG LINK, INC. (Tenn. Ct. App. November 1, 2011)

This is a dispute concerning payment for website development services. The plaintiff, a website development company, filed suit against the defendants, an LLC and its managing member in his individual capacity, alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

The trial court found there was no express contract between the parties due to a lack of mutual assent. The court found there was a quasi-contract and that plaintiff was entitled to the reasonable value of its services, minus the costs incurred by defendants in attempting to repair the defects in the website. Last, the court held the individual defendant personally liable for the judgment.

We affirm the finding of a quasi-contract and the personal liability of the individual defendant; however, we modify the trial court's monetary award, finding the plaintiff is entitled to recover a judgment of $13,952.88. The court's holding is affirmed in all other respects.

Opinion available at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2011/icglink_110111.pdf