Rule 22 – Interpleader

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Montana

(a) Joinder, cross-claim, or counterclaim. (1) By a Plaintiff. Persons with claims that may expose a plaintiff to double or multiple liability may be joined as defendants and required to interplead. Joinder for interpleader is proper even though: (A) the claims of the...

Rule 20 – Permissive Joinder of Parties

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Montana

(a) Persons Who May Join or Be Joined. (1) Plaintiffs. Persons may join in one action as plaintiffs if: (A) they assert any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative with respect to or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of...

Rule 19 – Required Joinder of Parties

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Montana

(a) Persons Required to be Joined if Feasible. (1) Required Party. A person who is subject to service of process must be joined as a party if: (A) in that person’s absence, the court cannot accord complete relief among existing parties; or(B) that person claims...

Rule 18 – Joinder of Claims

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Montana

(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.(b) Joinder of Contingent Claims. A party may join two claims even though one...