Opinion ID: 6346602
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Text: Donald Humphrey and Edward J. Smith purchased a house together. Donald paid a portion of the purchase price of the home, which the parties agreed was to be a loan. Donald and Smith had a written loan agreement, wherein they agreed that Donald would remove his name from the property’s ownership once the loan was repaid. After Donald died, his wife, Barbara J. Humphrey, filed a complaint for partition of the property, contending she and Smith were tenants in common. Smith countered that before Donald died, he orally forgave the remainder of the loan, leaving Smith as the sole owner of the property. The district court for Douglas County, Nebraska, granted Barbara’s motion for summary judgment as to partition, but denied her motion for summary judgment as to unjust enrichment. The court also denied Smith’s motion for summary judgment as to his counterclaim for unjust enrichment claim. For reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part, and in part reverse and remand with directions consistent with this opinion.