{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-31-907","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-31-907","heading":"Judgment when counterclaim has been established.","body":"Where a counterclaim is established which equals the plaintiff's demand, the judgment must be in favor of the defendant. Where it is less than the plaintiff's demand, the plaintiff must have judgment for the residue only. Where it exceeds the plaintiff's demand, the defendant must have judgment for the excess.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 31. PROCEDURE IN JUSTICES' COURTS","Part 9. Judgment"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0310/part_0090/section_0070/0250-0310-0090-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:15Z","sha256":"ff5f21abaae39d8d4a59f6d02e85404318035200acb468259aa77fd46a3e89ed","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-31-906","next":"us-mt/25-31-908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}