Bozeman couple lived together for a number of years, bought and remodeled a home. They married, then sought divorce 2 years later. District Judge adopted $250,000 value for house and awarded to wife, later amended judgment to require her to pay $48,000 to husband to equalize division of property and ordered wife to sell the home if she couldn’t pay. She sold the home for $220,000 then filed motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Denied. She also complained that she did not get Maggie the dog, whom she claimed was given to her as gift from husband. She alternatively claimed best interests of the dog required award to her. Supreme Court affirmed the District Court.
