STIPE v. FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF POLSON

No. 04-366.

125 P.3d 591 (2005)

2005 MT 295

329 Mont. 320

Vernon C. STIPE, Marvin W. Stipe, and Douglass M. Stipe, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF POLSON, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 23, 2005.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quintin M. Rhoades, Sullivan Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C., Missoula, Montana, for Appellants.

Dean A. Stensland, Scott M. Stearns, Boone Karlberg, P.C., Missoula, Montana, for Respondent.


Justice JOHN WARNER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Vernon Stipe, Marvin Stipe, and Douglass Stipe (collectively Stipes) appeal from an order entered July 8, 2003, awarding Defendant and Respondent First Interstate Bank of Polson (FIB) attorney fees and costs as a sanction because it was required to defend against discovery abuses by Stipes and their counsel.

¶ 2 Stipes raise several issues on appeal...

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