Mont. Code Ann. § 27-28-304
Judgment may be rendered upon the right of the defendant and also upon the right of the person averred to be entitled, as provided in 27-28-302, or only upon the right of the defendant, as justice requires.
History: En. Sec. 1415, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6948, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9581, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 805; re-en. Sec. 9581, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-6406(part).