Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Co. v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Kentucky
550 S.W.2d 558 (1977)
Relevant factsFree
The Lewises (defendants) won and collected an insurance-policy judgment on their missing daughter's life, but the judgment was set aside after they learned she was alive; Hamilton (plaintiff) sought full repayment, while the Lewises argued repayment would be inequitable since they had already spent the money on debts, home improvements, education, cars, and their daughter's medical care, though their overall net worth still exceeded what they'd received.
IssueFree
Whether unjustly received money must be repaid in a restitution action even if already spent, absent expenditures so large relative to the payee's financial condition that repayment would be inequitable.
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