Wolf v. Wolf

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• elements of unjust enrichment are benefits conferred on, and accepted by, defendant that it would be inequitable for defendant to retain the benefit without payment for their value
• spouse’s parents, who were joined, were found to hold legal title to the marital home in constructive trust for the divorcing couple
• master in divorce action has authority to take evidence on claims of unjust enrichment and recommend judgment
• trial court may declare resulting trust where record owners of real estate have been joined in matrimonial action
• elements of unjust enrichment are benefits conferred on, and accepted by, defendant that it would be inequitable for defendant to retain the benefit without payment for their value
• elements of unjust enrichment are benefits conferred on, and accepted by, defendant that it would be inequitable for defendant to retain the benefit without payment for their value

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Styer v. Hugo
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-01-19· cited 135×
• Schenck v. K.E. David, Ltd.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-17· cited 115×
• Wiernik v. PHH U.S. Mortgage Corp.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-08-02· cited 74×
• Van Buskirk v. Van Buskirk
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-24· cited 27×
• Feingold v. Pucello
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-01-13· cited 23×
• In Re Comcast Cellular Telecommunications Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1996-12-06· cited 22×
• Chesney v. Stevens
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-07-13· cited 20×
• Stendardo v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
  Third Circuit· 1993-04-09· cited 20×
• Burgettstown-Smith Township Joint Sewage Authority v. Langeloth Townsite Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-03-20· cited 15×
• In Re Stendardo, Stendardo
  Third Circuit· 1993-06-21· cited 13×
• Miller v. Parker (In Re Reading Broadcasting, Inc.)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2008-05-12· cited 13×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Jim Bowe & Sons, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-21· cited 13×
• Cara Corp. v. Continental Bank (In Re Cara Corp.)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1992-10-23· cited 12×
• Bold v. Bold
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-05-05· cited 10×
• Gore v. Gore
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-03-15· cited 9×
• Stendardo v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n (In Re Stendardo)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1990-08-29· cited 8×
• In re Judicial Sale, Tax Claim Bureau of Northampton County
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-11-19· cited 5×
• Brojack v. Brojack
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-07-12· cited 5×
• Finkel ex rel. Estate of Atomica Design Group, Inc. v. WeVeel LLC (In re Atomica Design Group, Inc.)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2016-08-12· cited 5×
• Graves v. Graves
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-09-06· cited 4×

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Masgai v. Masgai
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 42×
• Barletta v. Barletta
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-18· cited 17×
• Mountain Medical, Inc. v. City of Colorado Springs
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1979-12-06· cited 12×
• Grubb v. Delathauwer
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-01-18· cited 9×
• Nirmaier v. Hamilton
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-05-12· cited 3×