STATE BY DEPT. OF AGR. v. A.B.N. RANCH

No. 87-463.

750 P.2d 1079 (1988)

STATE of Montana, acting by and through the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. A.B.N. RANCH, et al., Defendant and Apellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lilly, Andriolo & Schraudner, Michael J. Lilly, Bozeman, for defendant and appellant.

Timothy J. Meloy, Dept. of Agriculture, Helena.

Rae V. Kalbfleisch, Shelby, for other respondents.

Hugh Brown, Chester, for Violett Farms and Charlie Conn.

Thomas Budewitz, Townsend, for Koenke & Sons.

Kenneth Frazier, Felt & Martin, P.C., Billings, for Hardin Elevator.

Donald Hamilton, Great Falls, for Albert Vierheilig.

Mike Lilly, Bozeman, for Dutton Farmers Elevator, Independent Grain, Dutton Coop and Agri Feeds Service.

Keith Maristuen, Havre, for Higham Farmers Elevator and Walker Equipment Co.

Joseph Mudd, Bridger, for E.H. Walrath & Sons.

R.W. Heineman, Wibaux, for Wibaux Coop Elevator.

Steve Johnson, Great Falls, for John Baker, Springdale Colony, and Milford Colony.

Dale Keil, Conrad, for Tri County Elevator.

L.D. Nybo, Great Falls, for Witt Ranch Co.

Rodney Peterson, Cut Bank, for Leslie Baker.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

This is an appeal of an order distributing bond proceeds made by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in its memorandum and order of August 6, 1987. Originally, the State of Montana Department of Agriculture (State), filed an interpleader action after receiving bond proceeds from the surety of Coast Trading Company, Inc. (Coast) after Coast declared bankruptcy.

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