{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-5-101","heading":"Names of parties.","body":"In a civil action, the party complaining is known as the plaintiff and the adverse party as the defendant. The party prosecuting a special proceeding may be known as the plaintiff and the adverse party as the defendant.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 5. PARTIES","Part 1. Designation of Parties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0010/0250-0050-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:01Z","sha256":"7bd65f7be0fe071d727684e1515e1059a000299b21497d83118009827c180d45","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-4-602","next":"us-mt/25-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}