{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-9-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-9-104","heading":"Procedure after judgment on issue of law.","body":"On a judgment for the plaintiff upon an issue of law, the plaintiff may proceed in the manner prescribed by Rule 55(a) and (b), M.R.Civ.P., upon the failure of the defendant to answer. If judgment is for the defendant upon an issue of law and the taking of an account or the proof of any fact is necessary to enable the court to complete the judgment, a reference may be ordered, as provided in Rule 55(b).","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 9. JUDGMENT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0040/0250-0090-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:02Z","sha256":"4bb6bfa3a42994906a46821a2d798a887d61ac2eef1bb5a3540633e50001b84e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-9-103","next":"us-mt/25-9-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}