Montana Bank of Red Lodge, N.A. v. Lightfield

The Montana Bank of Red Lodge, the plaintiff, appeals the decision by the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Carbon County, denying its two motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, one regarding whether a partnership existed between defendant Aileen Lightfield and her son, Lee J. Lightfield, and the other regarding whether defendant Aileen Lightfield is liable for up *43to $40,000 of Lee J. Lightfield’s debt because of her signature on a written guaranty form. The Bank also appeals the District Court’s decision to order a new trial.

The defendant cross-appeals the…