2-9-516. Separate judgments. If separate judgments are recovered on the surety bonds by an injured party for the same cause of action, the injured party is entitled to have execution issued on the judgments respectively but the injured party may collect, by execution or otherwise, only the amount actually adjudged on the same causes of action in one of the suits, together with the costs of both suits.
History: En. Sec. 1071, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 399, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 490, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 968; re-en. Sec. 490, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 6-321; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 9. Liability Exposure and Insurance Coverage
Part 5. General Provisions Related to Official Bonds
2-9-501. Application -- bonds excepted
2-9-504. Conditions, form, and signatures
2-9-505. Bonds of receivers, assignees -- payable to state
2-9-506. Approval, filing, record, and custody
2-9-507. Sureties' qualifications
2-9-508. through 2-9-510 reserved
2-9-511. Extent of sureties' liability -- when less than full
2-9-512. Defects not to affect liability
2-9-513. Insufficiency of sureties -- action to vacate office
2-9-515. Additional security -- liability of officers and sureties
2-9-516. Separate judgments
2-9-517. Contribution between sureties
2-9-518. through 2-9-520 reserved
2-9-521. Discharge of sureties
2-9-523. Proceedings to obtain release
2-9-524. Amount of new bond -- failure to file
2-9-525. Liability of sureties when new bond is given
2-9-526. Effect of discharge of sureties
2-9-528. Lien on real estate of surety -- action to compel specific performance