Morton v. Murray

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 5178

Syllabus

Unjust enrichment R.C. 5715.22 overpayment of taxes directed verdict opening statement. Attorney could not seek reimbursement of unpaid legal fee against a client's overpayment of property taxes on a theory of unjust enrichment because R.C. 5715.22 provides that only the person who made the overpayment is entitled to the refund. Attorney had no claim of unjust enrichment against the purchaser of a tax lien because no taxes had been paid for the tax year in question that generated an overpayment and because the attorney failed to show that he and the persons who allegedly made the tax overpayment had an attorney-client relationship.