Montana § 25-4-404 Cross-Claim To Be Asserted In Answer

Montana Statutes

§ 25-4-404 — Cross-Claim To Be Asserted In Answer

Montana § 25-4-404

Title 25CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 4PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND OTHER PAPERS

Part 4Counterclaim and Cross-Claim

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 25-4-404 (2026).

Text

25-4-404 . Cross-claim to be asserted in answer. When the judgment may determine the ultimate rights of two or more defendants as between themselves, a defendant who requires a determination shall demand it in the answer. The controversy between the defendants may not delay a judgment to which the plaintiff is entitled unless the court otherwise directs.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 753, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6579, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9177, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9177, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-3814; amd. Sec. 396, Ch. 56, L. 2009.