VERDICT: $138,195 (85/15), punitives liability, negligent issuance of loan based on forged resignation-of-trustee document… entire claim settled for undisclosed amount.
Carl B. Stanley Trust v. Eastern Savings Bank, Gallatin DV-10-291, 4/21/15.
Edward Guza (Guza, Nesbitt & Putzier), Bozeman, for the Trust; Paul Collins & Justin Harkins (Crowley Fleck), Billings, for ESB.