Legal Opinion

Fite v. Fite

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 17, 1961No. 5-2373PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brand v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
  2. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
  3. Arkansas National Bank v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  4. Patton v. Brown-Moore Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1927

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. First National Bank of DeWitt v. CruthisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  2. Frigillana v. FrigillanaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  3. Broadhead v. McEntireCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1986
  4. Powhatan Cemetery, Inc. v. ColbertCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2009
  5. National Bank of Arkansas v. River Crossing Partners, LLCCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

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