Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     70-29-108. Lienholders of record to be notified. (1) The plaintiff must cause a notice to be served a reasonable time previous to the day for appearance before the referee appointed, as provided in 70-29-107, on each person having outstanding liens of record who is not a party to the action to appear before the referee at a specified time and place to make proof by his own affidavit or otherwise of the amount due or to become due, contingently or absolutely, thereon.
     (2) In case such person be absent or his residence be unknown, service may be made by publication or notice to his agents, under the direction of the court, in such manner as may be proper.
     (3) The report of the referee thereon must be made to the court and must be confirmed, modified, or set aside and a new reference ordered, as the justice of the case may require.

     History: En. Sec. 502, p. 142, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 274, p. 192, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 323, p. 99, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 374, p. 142, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 374, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 387, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 1354, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6897, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9530, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 762; re-en. Sec. 9530, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-6315.

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