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 was entitled to claim quantum meruit, and the regular price charged by persons who mow lawns in that area was $10, B would probably be awarded $10 by the court.

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Quantum meruit is a legal principle where a person can recover the reasonable value of services provided when those services were requested or accepted under circumstances where payment is expected. Since B provided a service that was beneficial to A and the service has a recognized value ($10) in their area, B could likely be awarded $10 by the court under the principle of quantum meruit, assuming there was an expectation of compensation for such services.

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