{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-20-12016","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-20-12016","heading":"Answer Presenting Defenses Under Rule 12(B)","body":"Form 16. ANSWER PRESENTING DEFENSES UNDER RULE 12(b)\nFIRST DEFENSE\nThe complaint fails to state a claim against defendant upon which relief can be granted.\nSECOND DEFENSE\nIf defendant is indebted to plaintiffs for the goods mentioned in the complaint, the defendant is indebted to them jointly with G.H. G.H. is alive; is a citizen and resident of the State of Montana; is subject to the jurisdiction of this court, as to both service of process and venue; can be made a party, but has not been made one.\nTHIRD DEFENSE\nDefendant admits the allegation(s) contained in paragraph(s) .... of the complaint; alleges a lack of knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations contained in paragraph(s) .... of the complaint; and denies each and every other allegation contained in the complaint.\nFOURTH DEFENSE\nThe right of action set forth in the complaint did not accrue within .... years next before the commencement of this action, and is therefore barred by the provisions of section (setting forth the particular section or subsection applicable thereto).\nCOUNTERCLAIM\n(Here set forth any claim as a counterclaim in the manner in which a claim is pleaded in a complaint.)\nCROSS-CLAIM AGAINST DEFENDANT M.N.\n(Here set forth the claim constituting a cross-claim against defendant M.N. in the manner in which a claim is pleaded in a complaint.)","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 20. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","Appendix of Forms"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0200/part_0120/section_0160/0250-0200-0120-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:11Z","sha256":"2fafcf33c838f7a910a1f7a509cff46429fe1c7df2cbf5e4e8c91d40c95ca14b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-20-12015","next":"us-mt/25-20-12017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}