A and B are neighbours. Before A left on a holiday, he asked B to "keep an eye on his house." While A was on holidays, B noticed that A's lawn was in need of cutting and proceeded to cut the lawn. On A's return from his holiday, B demanded $10 for cutting the lawn. If B should take legal action against A to collect the $10, and the court agreed that he was entitled to recover quantum meruit, he would not necessarily be entitled to the $10, but only to a reasonable price for his services.

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Quantum meruit is a legal principle that allows a person to recover a reasonable amount for services rendered when there is no agreed-upon price, meaning B could be entitled to compensation, but it would be based on what the court deems reasonable, not necessarily the $10 he demanded.

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