Legal Definitions - ne unques son receiver

Ne unques son receiver is a legal defense used when someone is sued and asked to provide a detailed financial record (an "accounting") of money or assets. The defendant, in this situation, uses this defense to assert that they never received the specific funds, goods, or assets that the plaintiff claims were entrusted to them. In essence, the defendant denies ever having been in a position to receive or manage the plaintiff's assets, thereby arguing they cannot be held responsible for an accounting of something they never possessed.

• Example 1: Financial Management

  A client sues a financial advisor, demanding an accounting for a large sum of money the client claims they personally handed over to the advisor for investment. The financial advisor, however, asserts that they never received that specific cash payment from the client, even though they managed other accounts for them. The advisor would use ne unques son receiver as a defense, arguing they cannot provide an accounting for funds they never took possession of.

• Example 2: Goods and Inventory

  A small business owner sues a former warehouse manager, alleging the manager received a shipment of high-value electronics that subsequently went missing and for which no record exists. The owner demands an accounting of these goods. The former manager responds with a ne unques son receiver plea, stating that while they were employed there, they were on vacation during the alleged delivery date and never personally signed for, received, or took custody of that particular shipment of electronics.

• Example 3: Estate Administration

  A beneficiary of an estate sues the appointed executor, claiming that a specific collection of rare coins, which was supposed to be part of the estate, was never accounted for and demands a detailed record of its whereabouts. The executor, in their defense, might plead ne unques son receiver, asserting that they never personally received or took possession of that particular coin collection from the deceased or anyone else, and therefore cannot provide an accounting for it.