First Interstate Bank v. Haynes

Plaintiff First Interstate Bank (Bank), appeals from an order granting defendant Haynes’ motion to strike Bank’s petition to reopen the estate of Marie Morris Chin (Chin). The issues are whether the order is appealable and, if so, whether the petition is barred by res judicata. We conclude that the order is appealable and that the petition is barred. Accordingly, we affirm.

This action is Bank’s third attempt to recover $20,590 in Social Security benefits that it paid to Chin after the death of her husband, and for which it was required to reimburse the government. Bank made its first attempt…