FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. v. HARRISON

Nos. 43451-2-II, 43751-1-II.

326 P.3d 808 (2014)

FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. Robert Randall HARRISON and Tiffany Harrison, husband and wife and the marital community comprised thereof, Appellants/Cross-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

June 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik Francis Ladenburg , John William Ladenburg Jr. , Sadler Ladenburg LLP, Brian Matthew King , Davies Pearson PC, Tacoma, WA, for Appellants/Respondents.

Ingrid Linnea Daun McLeod , Davies Pearson PC, Tacoma, WA, for Appellants.


MAXA, J.

¶ 1 25 U.S.C. § 410 provides that money accruing from any lease of Indian land the United States holds in trust for a Native American is not liable for the payment of any debt or claim against that Native American. The issue here is whether the statute applies when lease payments from Indian trust land are distributed to a Native American and placed in a private bank account.

¶ 2 Tiffany and Robert Harrison appealed the trial court...

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