{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-31-802","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-31-802","heading":"When issues of fact arise.","body":"An issue of fact arises:\n(1) whenever a material allegation in the complaint is controverted by the answer; and\n(2) whenever the answer contains new matter which raises questions of fact and not merely an issue of law.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 31. PROCEDURE IN JUSTICES' COURTS","Part 8. Trial"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0310/part_0080/section_0020/0250-0310-0080-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:15Z","sha256":"3eb4b72d8cdce987dc9389e9a824f69a9a066318cf228fd7548f937f841bf9ed","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-31-801","next":"us-mt/25-31-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}