Bender v. Bender

This is an appeal by plaintiff and appellants, Rudolph R. Bender, F. W. (Bill) Bender, Victor Bender and Gus Bender, from a judgment and decree in favor of Irene L. Bender and her three children, Edwin L. Bender and Marilyn Bender, minors and Evonne Bender Inks.

This is an equity case involving a dispute over ownership of the business denominated as the Bender Auction Market, hereinafter referred to as “Market,” located in Billings, Montana, and the assets thereof. The dispute involves one general question: Whether the Market was a sole proprietorship owned by Edwin Bender, or a partnership…