Mont. Code Ann. § 2-9-516
(2021)

Separate judgments

If separate judgments are recovered on the surety bonds by an injured party for the same cause of action, the injured party is entitled to have execution issued on the judgments respectively but the injured party may collect, by execution or otherwise, only the amount actually adjudged on the same causes of action in one of the suits, together with the costs of both suits.

History:
En. Sec. 1071, Pol. C. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 399, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 490, R.C.M. 1921
Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 968
Re-en. Sec. 490, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 6-321
Amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 61, L. 2007 (SB 40 - Cocchiarella, Vicki (D) SD 47)