{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-26-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-26-401","heading":"Default not permitted.","body":"The writ cannot be granted by default. The case must be heard by the court or judge, whether the adverse party appear or not.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 26. MANDAMUS -- WRIT OF MANDATE","Part 4. Judgment"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0260/part_0040/section_0010/0270-0260-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:37Z","sha256":"c8e7f4289b7a5b2d2f6a2c5526ec445736cdda45e8171dee27344fe6d8bf9c23","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-26-307","next":"us-mt/27-26-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}