{"data":{"id":"us-mt/82-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"82-2-204","heading":"Proceedings before the court.","body":"Upon the receipt of the complaint and filing thereof with the clerk of the court, the judge must direct a summons to issue to the defendants named in the complaint requiring them to appear before the judge on a day therein named, which must be not less than 10 days from the service thereof, and show cause why such right-of-way should not be allowed. The summons may be served on each of the parties in the manner prescribed by law for serving summons in other actions.","path":["TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS","CHAPTER 2. MINING GENERALLY","Part 2. Rights-of-Way and Eminent Domain"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0820/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0040/0820-0020-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:03Z","sha256":"235e1d605663ec3d54135a42f7dce10dcfbfa5787b1b8e39c1bd57e5f8f06ff9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/82-2-203","next":"us-mt/82-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}