{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-26-304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-26-304","heading":"Applicant's response to answer.","body":"On the trial the applicant is not precluded by the answer from any valid objection to its sufficiency and may contradict it by proof, either in direct denial or by way of avoidance.","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_0040/0270-0260-0030-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:37Z","sha256":"80430286bf8c407b645d7bc2b1de1b0b222d67fc8477b06d101d49cff8525e20","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-26-303","next":"us-mt/27-26-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}