Fite v. Fite

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

This is a suit to recover money on the ground of unjust enrichment. Appellee, Mrs. Bateman Fite, Sr., deposited to the joint account of her son and his wife the sum of $7,500 for the down payment on real estate in Little Bock, the title to which was taken in the name of the son and his wife by the entirety. A few months later th'e son died and the daughter-in-law refused to repay the money, resulting in this litigation.

The issues, being submitted to a jury on the testimony of appellee together with certain exhibits and the court’s instructions, were resolved in…