The Value Of A Benefit That Was Produced By Using Someone Else's Assets

Background

Sometimes a person or a corporation makes use of an asset that is not owned by them but by someone else, with this use being by virtue of the fact that they have the "power" rather than a legal right to do so. The user has the ability to take the right or use the asset without needing to obtain the owner's permission and/or consent.

In some cases, the use or performance of the action causes the owner damage for which the law allows him compensation under the laws of torts. In other cases, the mere use does not cause the owner damage. For example, temporary use of real estate does not necessarily reduce its value. Nevertheless, a legal result in which a person takes the property of another without causing him damage and without being required to make compensation for such use, goes against the principles of the legal system.