Leroy Bieber v. State Bank Of Terry

928 F.2d 328 1991-1 Trade Cases 69,386 Leroy BIEBER; Lynda Bieber, husband and wife; Skull Creek Ranch, Inc., Bieber Land and Cattle, Inc., a Montana corporation; Scott R. Bieber, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE BANK OF TERRY; Albert S. Brubaker; Sidney K. Brubaker; Gary Ryti; Bruce A. Fredrickson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-35551. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 7, 1991. Decided March 20, 1991. Arnie A. Hove, Circle, Mont., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert Edd Lee and Bruce A. Fredrickson, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, Mont., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Before BROWNING, WRIGHT, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court, finding that none of the transactions between the plaintiffs and the defendant bank amounted to illegal tying under the Bank Holding Company Act, granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment. We agree that the facts alleged were insufficient to support plaintiffs' federal claims. 2 * The plaintiffs own and operate two Montana ranches: Skull Creek Ranch, Inc.…