Mitchell v. Burt, Vetterlein & Bushnell, P. C.

The trial court allowed First Interstate Bank to interplead the proceeds from a stock sale and deposit them with the court. It also entered an order discharging First Interstate from liability as to the funds deposited. The court later held that the discharge order barred one of the claimants from bringing an independent claim for relief against First Interstate and entered judgment for the bank on that claim. We affirm the trial court’s judgment on different grounds.

In 1988, Alexander Stein retained Burt, Vetterlein & Bushnell, P.C. (Burt, Vetterlein) to perform legal services. To guarantee…