Mar 30, 2017 | Commercial Litigation
After the Supreme Court affirmed the McPherson County verdict against John Beyers and First State Bank of Roscoe, we sought recovery in Bankruptcy Court for First State of Roscoe and John Beyers’ violation of the automatic stay in initiating their litigation...Mar 21, 2017 | Estate Planning Litigation
At the end of the first day of a trial before Judge Portra in Brown County, the Judge granted our motion to require the return of $504,923.52 to a conservatorship. During the conservatorship, all of these funds were placed in accounts at the First State Bank of Roscoe...Jan 8, 2016 | Estate Planning Litigation
After a two-day jury trial, a Codington County jury ruled for our client, the Personal Representative, in recovering two joint accounts. The niece had been added to the aunt’s joint accounts for convenience purposes. When the aunt died, the niece kept the accounts. We...Jul 17, 2015 | Estate Planning Litigation
In a Codington County jury trial, we were successful in defending the wishes of a testator as reflected in her Last Will and Testament that was signed near the very end of her life. The Last Will and Testament left the bulk of her estate to charity. Two nieces...Jun 22, 2015 | Commercial Litigation
The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld the verdict we obtained on behalf of an elderly farm couple who was defrauded by their bank, First State Bank of Roscoe, and their banker, John Beyers. The South Dakota Supreme Court also reinstated the punitive damage award...