HANCOCK v. STOCKMENS BANK & TRUST CO.

No. 87-3.

739 P.2d 760 (1987)

Rick D. HANCOCK, Appellant (Defendant), v. STOCKMENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. O'Neil, Gillette, for appellant (defendant).

James P. Schermetzler, Gillette, for appellee (plaintiff).

Before BROWN, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

The question posed in this case is whether a judgment debtor who claims an exemption from execution with respect to funds in a joint bank account must assume the burden of establishing entitlement to the exemption. Confronted with a claim that funds in a joint bank account were exempt from execution under § 1-17-411, W.S. 1977, Cum.Supp. 1986,1 the district court ruled that only a small portion of the funds were exempt...

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