QUANTUM VALEBANT
quantum valebant (kwon-t<<schwa>>m v<<schwa>>-lee-bant or -b<<schwa>>nt). [Latin
“as much as they were worth”] 1. The reasonable value of goods and materials. 2. At common law,
a count in an assumpsit action to recover payment for goods sold and delivered to another. •
Quantum valebant — although less common than quantum meruit — is still used today as an
equitable remedy to provide restitution for another’s unjust enrichment. [Cases: Implied and
Constructive Contracts 31. C.J.S. Implied and Constructive Contracts § 25.] [Blacks Law 8th]