Bieber v. State Bank of Terry

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

The district court, finding that none of the transactions between the plaintiffs and the defendant bank amounted to illegal tying under the Bank Holding Company Act, granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We agree that the facts alleged were insufficient to support plaintiffs’ federal claims.

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The plaintiffs own and operate two Montana ranches: Skull Creek Ranch, Inc. (SCR) and Bieber Land and Cattle, Inc. (BLC). Leroy and Linda Bieber actively operate and are the sole shareholders and officers of SCR. Scott Bieber, their son, has been active in…