Rule 10 – Form of Pleadings

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Montana

(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading must have a caption with the court’s name, a title, a file number, and a Rule 7(a) designation. The title of the complaint must name all the parties; the title of other pleadings, after naming the first party on each...

Rule 9 – Pleading Special Matters

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(a) Capacity or Authority to Sue; Legal Existence. (1) In General. A pleading need not allege: (A) a party’s capacity to sue or be sued;(B) a party’s authority to sue or be sued in a representative capacity; or(C) the legal existence of an organized...

Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading

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(a) Claim for Relief. A pleading which states a claim for relief must contain: (1) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and(2) a demand for the relief sought, which may include relief in the alternative or different...

Rule 7.1 – Disclosure Statement

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(a) Who Must File; Contents. A nongovernmental corporate party must file and serve a disclosure statement that: (1) identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock; or(2) states that there is no such corporation.(b)...