Legal Opinion
Wiand v. Lee
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided June 23, 2017No. Case No.: 8:15-bk-01038-KRM; Adv. Pro. No.: 8:15-ap-464-KRMPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
K. Rodney May, United States Bankruptcy Judge
The court-appointed receiver (“Receiver”) for the entities involved in a Ponzi scheme seeks the imposition of an equitable lien and constructive trust on the Florida homestead of Vernon Lee (the “Debtor”) and his wife (“Sommers-Lee”).1 Between 2005 and 2008, the Debtor, then unmarried, received distributions from the Ponzi scheme totaling $2,942,264, which exceeded the amount of his investments by more than $1 million.2 The District Court has determined that these excess…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Fitzpatrick v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Cunningham v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- IBT International, Inc. v. Northern (In Re International Administrative Services, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Quinn v. PhippsSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Halperin v. Moreno (In re Green Field Energy Servs., Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2018
- Gary R. Graybill v. Robert E. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- Kolb v. Bentley (In re Bentley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2019