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Section 25-9-103 – Death of party after verdict – no lien

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Montana

If a party dies after a verdict or decision upon any issue of fact and before judgment, the court may nevertheless render judgment. The judgment is not a lien on the real property of the deceased party but is payable in the course of administration on the deceased party’s estate.

ยง 25-9-103, MCA

En. Sec. 178, p. 78, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 202, p. 174, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 242, p. 77, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 293, p. 116, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 293, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 305, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 1195, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6805, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9408, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 669; re-en. Sec. 9408, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-5706; amd. Sec. 417, Ch. 56, L. 2009.