25-4-404. Cross-claim to be asserted in answer. Where the judgment may determine the ultimate rights of two or more defendants as between themselves, a defendant who requires such a determination must demand it in his answer. The controversy between the defendants must not delay a judgment to which the plaintiff is entitled unless the court otherwise directs.

     History: En. Sec. 753, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6579, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9177, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9177, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-3814.