Legal Opinion
United States v. Jo Anna Bame
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2013No. 12-3417PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Fred Bame received an erroneous tax refund of over $500,000 in 2005. After the IRS discovered the error, the government filed suit to recover the money from Fred. When Fred died and the government was unable to collect from his estate, the government then filed suit against Jo Anna Bame, Fred’s ex-wife, and two corporations owned by Jo Anna. The district court granted summary judgment to the government based on the claim of unjust enrichment. The court awarded the government $526,022.13 in damages and held Jo Anna and the corporations jointly and severally liable. Jo…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Phil Quick v. Donaldson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Schaaf v. Residential Funding Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- ServiceMaster of St. Cloud v. GAB Business Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
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