alleryStart learning →In common law, quasi-contract is traced to which medieval form of action?
Ahabeas corpus writ
Bres ipsa loquitur
Cindebitatus assumpsit
Dex post facto law
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. indebitatus assumpsit
The plaintiff recovered a sum as if the defendant had promised it, through the action of indebitatus assumpsit.
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