LISA JEAN HOFFMAN v. GENE HOFFMAN, JR. ET AL

Daily Record Staff//November 6, 2019//

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Insurance law — Claims — Unjust enrichment

Appellant, Lisa Hoffman (“Ms. Hoffman”), complains principally that the Circuit Court for Carroll County erred in determining that Ms. Hoffman was enriched unjustly, to the detriment of Appellee, Gene Hoffman Jr. (“Hoffman, Jr.”), her brother. The court found that Ms. Hoffman received an insurance check as the result of a fire that destroyed the residence of the parties’ deceased father, Gene Hoffman Sr. (“Hoffman, Sr.”), in which Hoffman, Jr. resided, and the personal property of Hoffman, Jr. in the home. The court concluded, therefore, that a large portion of the proceeds of the check belonged rightfully to Hoffman, Jr. As Ms. Hoffman failed to disburse the proceeds to “the person who was most directly affected by the loss,” the circuit court determined she was enriched unjustly and awarded damages to Hoffman, Jr. in the amount of $90,587.24. This timely appeal followed. We shall …

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