An officious intermeddler is a person who voluntarily, and without request or pre-existing legal duty, interjects themself into the affairs of another and then seeks remuneration for services or reimbursement. Under the common law doctrine, such a person is not entitled to payment beyond whatever the other party chooses to give. The standard illustration is a neighbor who mows the lawn of a person away on vacation and then asks to be paid: the neighbor has no claim to payment, and one who tries to coerce payment is an officious intermeddler.
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a person who voluntarily, and without request or pre-existing legal duty, interjects themself into the affairs of another, and then seeks remunerationView the Source Officious intermeddler (Wikipedia)
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An officious intermeddler is a person who voluntarily, and without request or pre-existing legal duty, interjects themself into the affairs of another, and then seeks remuneration for services or reimbursement.
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Under common law doctrine, B is not entitled to any payment from A beyond whatever A cares to give.
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An officious intermeddler is a person who voluntarily, and without request or pre-existing legal duty, interjects themself into the affairs of another, and then seeks remuneration for services or reimbursement.
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