{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-26-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-26-302","heading":"Answer of adverse party.","body":"On the return of the alternative or the day on which the application for the writ is noticed, the party on whom the writ or notice has been served may show cause by answer, under oath, made in the same manner as an answer to a complaint in a civil action.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 26. MANDAMUS -- WRIT OF MANDATE","Part 3. Procedure Upon Return of Writ"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0260/part_0030/section_0020/0270-0260-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:37Z","sha256":"8da90264d62762e227354c72429bd1d6bcd0ba2ae7b6a2583dd4159ae6344d6d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-26-301","next":"us-mt/27-26-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}