QHG of Springdale, Inc. v. Archer
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
2009 Ark. App. 692 (2009)
Relevant factsFree
Dr. Ernest Archer (plaintiff) signed a five-year employment contract with hospital QHG of Springdale (defendant) requiring call rotation but never specifying the amount, yet QHG failed to arrange any rotation, leaving Archer on call alone 24/7 for over two years despite his repeated protests. After QHG later terminated him, Archer sued for unjust enrichment based on his uncompensated overperformance, and the trial court granted QHG a directed verdict on that claim.
IssueFree
Whether, where parties have a contract and a party's disputed performance is compelled under protest, the existence of the contract will bar an unjust-enrichment claim for restitution.