Fisher v. First Citizens Bank

¶1 Montana’s Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissed this action, finding that First Citizens Bank (the Bank), Bank Vice-President Jack W. Svendsen, and Harry Fisher’s prior counsel, James Ragain and Craig Martinson, were all entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. The court held that the Bank was alternately entitled to summary judgment because Harry Fisher had signed an agreement that explicitly stated he was releasing the Bank and its employees and agents from all claims arising from the bank note at issue. Svendsen also successfully argued individually…