{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-1-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-1-102","heading":"Actions and special proceedings defined.","body":"(1) These remedies are divided into two classes:\n(a) actions; and\n(b) special proceedings.\n(2) An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which one party prosecutes another for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense. Every other remedy is a special proceeding.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 1. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0020/0270-0010-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:23Z","sha256":"2b0c89126141beccc1ddcdb123d43eb857361a364da8f677d65c55ce678cc023","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-1-101","next":"us-mt/27-1-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}