# Mont. Code Ann. § 70-28-105: 70-28-105 Maintenance of action when no known claimants

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T70_C28_P1_S70-28-105

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 70-28-105
- **Heading:** 70-28-105 Maintenance of action when no known claimants
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 70 / Chapter 28 / Part 1 / Section 70-28-105

## Text

70-28-105 . Maintenance of action when no known claimants. If in any case there are no known claimants or possible claimants to any of the property involved in any action contemplated by 70-28-101 through 70-28-109 , the action may nevertheless be maintained against all persons unknown claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint or any part thereof adverse to plaintiff's ownership or any cloud upon plaintiff's title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, including any claim or possible claim of dower, inchoate or accrued, and such action may be prosecuted to judgment in the same manner and with like effect as though there had been known claimants or possible claimants; and in any such case, the complaint, the affidavit for service by publication, the order for service by publication, and the decree shall state the facts and the summons shall be directed to such unknown persons.

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