{"data":{"id":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-18","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"M. R. Civ. P. 18","heading":"Joinder of Claims.","body":"(a) In General. A party asserting a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative claims, as many claims as it has against an opposing party.\n(b) Joinder of Contingent Claims. A party may join two claims even though one of them is contingent on the disposition of the other; but the court may grant relief only in accordance with the parties' relative substantive rights. In particular, a plaintiff may state a claim for money and a claim to set aside a conveyance that is fraudulent as to that plaintiff, without first obtaining a judgment for the money. In tort cases, this rule does not allow a liability or indemnity insurance carrier to join, unless under law or a contract the carrier is directly liable to the person injured or damaged.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 20. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","IV. Parties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0200/part_0040/section_0180/0250-0200-0040-0180.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:09Z","sha256":"4fb420377ce280af4ebf2e89b80747a37bbb38917042033f7500ea3d06fdc1dc","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-17","next":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}