With respect to whether Roxanne may be held liable: A third party who benefitted from another's wrongdoing may be liable to the victim for unjust enrichment.See Lighthouse Mgmt. Grp., Inc. v. Deutsche Bank Tr. Co. of Am., 380 F. Supp. 3d 911, 920 (D. Minn. 2019); Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Clark, 727 F. Supp. 2d 765, 778 (D. Minn. 2010); but see Diversified Water Diversion, Inc. v. Hogenson Props., Ltd., No. A14-1519, 2015 WL 2185201, at *3 (Minn. Ct. App. May 11, 2015) (holding that plaintiff could not recover under unjust enrichment without a showing that the defendant engaged in wrongdoing in either obtaining or retaining the benefit). Setting that aside, Roxanne was aware of the alleged gift of the final mortgage payment, as she attests that she heard Vivian make it.
Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2000) ("[Despite the absence of proof of fraud or illegal conduct on the part of appellants, because of equity, they are not entitled to the money."), with Diversified Water Diversion, Inc. v. Hogenson Props., Ltd., No. A14-1519, 2015 WL 2185201, at *3-4 (Minn. Ct. App. May 11, 2015) (holding that plaintiff must show that defendant engaged in wrongful conduct in either obtaining or retaining the benefit to support an unjust enrichment claim). The Minnesota Supreme Court has consistently described unjust enrichment claims in terms of the inequitable resulting circumstances and not necessarily on the defendant's wrongful actions. Hartford, 727 F.Supp.2d at 778 ; see, e.g., Klass v. Twin City Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 291 Minn. 68, 190 N.W.2d 493, 494-95 (Minn.