# Mont. Code Ann. § 70-28-109: 70-28-109 Who bound by judgment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T70_C28_P1_S70-28-109

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 70-28-109
- **Heading:** 70-28-109 Who bound by judgment
- **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 70-28-109

## Text

70-28-109 . Who bound by judgment. Every person made a defendant to such action by name and every unknown claimant or possible claimant upon whom service has been made by publication, in accordance with Rule 4, M.R.Civ.P., and who has not appeared in such action shall be bound by the judgment or decree entered in such action, subject to the right of any such defendants to apply for relief in any manner provided by the statutes applicable to the case of a defaulting defendant served only by publication.

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