Case Title: RONAN STATE BANK v JEWETT

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State: montana

Court: Montana Supreme Court

Date: 1973-06-20T00:00:00Z

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No. 12478 I N THE S U P R E M E C O U R T O F THE STATE O F M O N T A N A 1973 RONAN STATE BANK, a Montana Corporation, P l a i n t i f f and Respondent, -VS - MARY M. JEWETT, formerly MARY M. SHEPHARD, Defendant and Appellant. Appeal from: D i s t r i c t Court of the Fourth J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t . Hon. E . Gardner Brownlee, Judge presiding. Counsel of Record: For Appellant : Richard Heinz argued, Polson, Montana For Respondent : Christiansen, McCurdy, Ingraham & Wold, Polson, Montana Frank L. Ingraham argued, Polson, Montana Submitted: May 31, 1973 Decided : JUN 2 0 i j : J M r . Justice John Conway Harrison delivered the Opinion of the Court, This i s an appeal from an order of the d i s t r i c t court of the fourth judicial d i s t r i c t , county of Lake, Hon. E. Gardner Brownlee, judge presiding, granting a default judgment against an enrolled Indian, Mary M. Jewett. This is a companion case t o Security State Bank v. Pierre, Cause No. 8155, Lake County, which because of the similar fact situation was consolidated for hearing purposes a t the t i m e Judge Brownlee heard Pierre. A t the time s e t for hearing Pierre i n t h i s Court i n December 1972, counsel for appellant Jewett appeared and argued although no appeal had been taken by Jewett following Judge Brownlee's order granting a default judgment against her, On February 7, 1973, t h i s Court issued an opinion i n the case of Security State Bank v, Pierre, reversing the order of the d i s t r i c t court i n Pierre. Due t o a factual error concerning the appellate status of the instant case discovered a f t e r the re- mittitur had gone down i n Pierre, the Court recalled the remittitur and set both cases for rehearing, After the r e c a l l order had issued, both respondent State Bank of Ronan and appellant &ry M . Jewett f i l e d with t h i s Court a stipulation expressly waiving any defects i n the failure t o f i l e the notice of appeal and i n the perfection of such appeal i n the instant case. It was revealed that i n the instant case Ronan State Bank had f i r s t attempted t o bring its action i n the Flathead Tribal Court, but appellant Jewett refused t o permit the action. The action was then brought i n the d i s t r i c t court. In t h i s Court's original opinion i n Pierre it had been assumed that the parties had not attempted t o bring action i n the Tribal Court. Since that t i m e the Tribal Law and Order Code has been amended t o allow such actions i n Tribal Court. On March 19, 1973, the clerk of this Court received a notice o i appeal, dated March 16, 1973, from counsel for appellant Jewett. Both cases, Pierre and Jewett, were reargued by counsel on m y 31, 1973. In the instant case, it is now fully established and admitted by appellant's counsel that no timely appeal was taken by appellant Jewett, There being no appeal before this Court, the cause is dismissed. n Associate Justices 4 1 \. I c I l l - ( C { t I . ? , . L . - " ............................... Hon. Bernard Thomas, District Judge, sitting for Justice Wesley Castles.