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Montana · Through Montana Code Annotated 2025

M. R. Civ. P. 18: Joinder of Claims.

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  1. TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 20. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
  3. IV. Parties

(a) In General. A party asserting a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative claims, as many claims as it has against an opposing party.

(b) Joinder of Contingent Claims. A party may join two claims even though one of them is contingent on the disposition of the other; but the court may grant relief only in accordance with the parties' relative substantive rights. In particular, a plaintiff may state a claim for money and a claim to set aside a conveyance that is fraudulent as to that plaintiff, without first obtaining a judgment for the money. In tort cases, this rule does not allow a liability or indemnity insurance carrier to join, unless under law or a contract the carrier is directly liable to the person injured or damaged.

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