{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-4-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-4-602","heading":"Judgment for excess when plaintiff admits counterclaim.","body":"In an action upon contract when the complaint demands judgment for a sum of money only, if the defendant by the answer does not deny the plaintiff's claim but sets up a counterclaim amounting to less than the plaintiff's claim, the plaintiff, upon filing with the clerk an admission of the counterclaim, may take judgment for the excess, as upon a default for want of an answer.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 4. PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND OTHER PAPERS","Part 6. Procedure After Claims Partially Admitted"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0040/part_0060/section_0020/0250-0040-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:01Z","sha256":"171211c3ca1b7ef547f558bbb1e46029c5bf5ca93af44114aa1c766cdaaabf71","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-4-601","next":"us-mt/25-5-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}