Montana Statutes
§ 70-29-201 — Trial Of Title Or Interest Of Parties
70-29-201 . Trial of title or interest of parties. The right of the several parties, plaintiff as well as defendant, may be put in issue, tried, and determined in the partition action. The title or interest of the plaintiff in the property, as stated in the complaint, may be controverted by the answer. The title or interest of any defendant in the property, as stated in the complaint, may also be controverted by the defendant's answer or the answer of any other defendant, and the title or interest of any defendant, as stated in that defendant's answer, may be controverted by the answer of any other defendant and the issues joined as prescribed in Title 25, which may be tried before a jury if the court directs.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 499, p. 141, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 271, p. 191, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 320, p. 98, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 371, p. 140, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 371, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 384, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; en. Sec. 1350, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6893, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9526, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 759; re-en. Sec. 9526, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-6311; amd. Sec. 2217, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 70-29-102
Action By Minor§ 70-29-103
Complaint -- Contents§ 70-29-105
Who May Be Joined As Defendants§ 70-29-107
Lienholders Of Record As Parties§ 70-29-108
Lienholders Of Record To Be Notified§ 70-29-110
Summons -- To Whom Directed§ 70-29-112
Answer -- Contents§ 70-29-201
Trial Of Title Or Interest Of Parties