Rule 44.1. Determining Foreign Law. A party who intends to raise an issue about a foreign country's law must give notice by a pleading or other writing. In determining foreign law, the court may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence. The court's determination must be treated as a ruling on a question of law.
History: En. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0157, April 26, 2011, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 20. Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 38. Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
Rule 39. Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 40. Scheduling Cases for Trial
Rule 42. Consolidation; Separate Trials
Rule 44. Proving an Official Record
Rule 44.1. Determining Foreign Law
Rule 46. Objecting to a Ruling or Order
Rule 49. Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
Rule 51. Instructions to the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error
Rule 52. Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings