Legal Opinion
Free v. Elberson
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1971No. 11928PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daly
This is an action brought by plaintiff Harriet Free, formerly Harriet Elberson, against her former husband Paul C. Elberson, and the Deer Lodge Bank & Trust Company, defendants. Plaintiff alleged in her complaint the defendants conspired to withhold her share of certain funds deposited with the bank under a court order issued in a divorce action between Harriet Elberson and Paul C. Elberson. Plaintiff further alleged the deposit of funds constituted a special account established by court order and that the funds were converted by the defendants.
The case was tried in Powell County before a…
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- Keyes v. Paducah & IR Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
- Pethybridge v. First State Bk. of LivingstonMontana Supreme Court · 1926
- Powell Building & Loan Ass'n v. Larabie Bros. Bankers, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1935
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