Northwestern National Bank v. Weaver-Maxwell, Inc.

Norwest Bank of Great Falls, N.A. (the Bank) appeals a $2,659,671 judgment entered against it in Cascade County District Court after a jury trial. The Bank brought the action as a foreclosure suit and to obtain a deficiency judgment. Defendants prevailed on their counterclaims for breach of contract, tortious interference with their franchise agreement, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and bad faith in liquidation of the Weavers’ collateral. The Court also granted defendants equitable relief. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The dispositive issue is whether the District Court erred in…