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A suit for money had and received does not lie in the following set of circumstances:

A suit for money had and received does not lie for "Money received by the defendant from third parties in circumstances in which it will not be looked upon as a plaintiff's…

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A suit for money had and received does not lie in the following set of circumstances:

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A suit for money had and received does not lie for "Money received by the defendant from third parties in circumstances in which it will not be looked upon as a plaintiff's money which he seeks to recover"; it lies for "Money paid by plaintiff to the defendant which he seeks to recover" and for "Money paid by the plaintiff to a third party for the benefit of the defendant which the plaintiff seeks to recover".

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