Vernon v. Commerce Financial Corp.

Rulon, C.J.:

Commerce Financial Corporation (CFC), appeals the district court’s decision denying CFC’s motion to dismiss an appraisal dispute arising from dissenting stockholders and awarding interest on the judgment in favor of the stockholders. Stockholders, Richard W. Vernon, Trustee of the Richard W. Vernon Trust dated May 1, 1997, Richard W. Vernon, Successor Trustee of the Dorothy K. Vernon Trust dated June 16, 1996, and Carl A. Vernon, Jr. (collectively the Vernons), cross-appeal the district court’s decision ordering them to pay for half of the appraisal cost. We affirm.

The Vernons…