BOTTRELL v. AMERICAN BANK

No. 87-209.

773 P.2d 694 (1989)

Donald G. BOTTRELL, Edward T. Reeve, and Northern Line Layers, Inc., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. AMERICAN BANK, f/k/a Western State Bank, a Montana banking corporation, Jim Beaton and Marty Derrig, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 4, 1989.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson, Edwards & Molloy, Donald W. Molloy (argued), Jarussi & Bishop, L. Randall Bishop (argued), Billings, for American Bank.

Anderson, Brown, Gerbase, Cebull, Fulton, Harmon & Ross, Richard Cebull (argued), Billings, for Beaton & Derrig, as cross-appellants.

Herndon, Harper & Munro, Gregory S. Munro (argued), Billings, James Edmiston (argued), Billings, for Northern Line.


SHEEHY, Justice.

Northern Line Layers, Inc. was awarded a judgment of $500,000.00 compensatory damages and $100,000.00 punitive damages against American Bank, based on a jury verdict, in the District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, on January 8, 1987, "together with costs incurred by plaintiffs to be determined."

In the same cause, on the same day, the District Court granted a separate judgment...

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