Mont. Code Ann. § 70-29-201

Trial of title or interest of parties

The right of the several parties, plaintiff as well as defendant, may be put in issue, tried, and determined in the partition action. The title or interest of the plaintiff in the property, as stated in the complaint, may be controverted by the answer. The title or interest of any defendant in the property, as stated in the complaint, may also be controverted by the defendant's answer or the answer of any other defendant, and the title or interest of any defendant, as stated in that defendant's answer, may be controverted by the answer of any other defendant and the issues joined as prescribed in Title 25, which may be tried before a jury if the court directs.

History:
En. Sec. 499, p. 141, Bannack Stat.
Re-en. Sec. 271, p. 191, L. 1867
Re-en. Sec. 320, p. 98, Cod. Stat. 1871
Re-en. Sec. 371, p. 140, L. 1877
Re-en. Sec. 371, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879
Re-en. Sec. 384, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887
En. Sec. 1350, C. Civ. Proc. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 6893, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 9526, R.C.M. 1921
Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 759
Re-en. Sec. 9526, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 93-6311
Amd. Sec. 2217, Ch. 56, L. 2009 (HB 37 - Campbell, Margarett (D) HD 31)