Montana § 25-5-203 - Defendants -- Adverse Claims To Real Property
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-5-203 — Defendants -- Adverse Claims To Real Property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-5-203. Defendants -- Adverse Claims To Real Property
Defendants -- adverse claims to real property. In an action brought by a person out of possession of real property to determine an adverse claim of an interest or estate in the property, the person making the adverse claim and the persons in possession may be joined as defendants, and if the judgment is for the plaintiff, the plaintiff may have a writ for the possession of the premises as against the defendants in the action against whom the judgment has passed.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-5-203 ("Defendants -- Adverse Claims To Real Property") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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