Opinion ID: 888136
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Heading Rank: 8

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Text: ¶34 Did Stanton commit fraud in procuring the amendments to Frances's Trust, Will, and stock transfer? ¶35 Trail's End argued in the District Court that Stanton had committed constructive fraud to induce Frances to making the changes to her Will and the 1996 Trust Agreement and to gift him stock. Trail's End argues on appeal, however, that Stanton committed actual fraud. The general rule in Montana is that we will not address either an issue raised for the first time on appeal or a party's change in legal theory. Valley Bank of Ronan v. Hughes, 2006 MT 285, ¶ 31, 334 Mont. 335, ¶ 31, 147 P.3d 185, ¶ 31 (citation omitted). We decline to address this issue.