{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-4-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-4-404","heading":"Cross-claim to be asserted in answer.","body":"When the judgment may determine the ultimate rights of two or more defendants as between themselves, a defendant who requires a determination shall demand it in the answer. The controversy between the defendants may not delay a judgment to which the plaintiff is entitled unless the court otherwise directs.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 4. PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND OTHER PAPERS","Part 4. Counterclaim and Cross-Claim"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0040/part_0040/section_0040/0250-0040-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:01Z","sha256":"7bcc194fd33a6bd4de5246904e41ea776d8be7fc9ef66453c0622a211310c90f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-4-403","next":"us-mt/25-4-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}