Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 25-7-104 (2026)

Mode Of Trial Of Counterclaim

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TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 7. TRIALS

Part 1. Issues -- Mode of Trial

Mode Of Trial Of Counterclaim

25-7-104. Mode of trial of counterclaim. Where the defendant interposes a counterclaim and thereupon demands an affirmative judgment against the plaintiff, the mode of trial of an issue of fact arising thereupon is the same as if it arose in an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff for the cause of action stated in the counterclaim and demanding the same judgment.

History: En. Sec. 1036, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6726, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9329, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9329, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4907.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Stockman Bank of Montana v. Potts, 2006 MT 64 (Mont. 2006).
Stockman Bank of Montana v. Potts, 2006 MT 64 (Mont. 2006). · cites it 10× “Potts relies on § 25-7-104, MCA, and Continental Oil Co. v.”
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