Hansen v. First American Bank & Trust of Minot

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Lynn Jackson Hansen appeals from a district court judgment dismissing her complaint against First American Bank and Trust of Minot [Bank]. We affirm.

On June 9, 1987, Hansen commenced this action against the Bank, alleging that, in its capacity as personal representative of the estate of Leslie E. Jackson, it “breached its fiduciary duty” by “wrongfully or negligently” disbursing $10,000 from the estate to Hansen’s ex-husband. Hansen is the granddaughter and an heir of Jackson. The Bank’s initial answer to the lawsuit consisted of a general denial of the allegations in…