Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 10. COSTS

Part 1. Imposition of Costs

When Costs Of Appeal Discretionary

25-10-104. When costs of appeal discretionary. (1) In the following cases, the costs of appeal are in the discretion of the court:

(a) when a new trial is ordered;

(b) when a judgment is modified.

(2) In all other cases, the successful party shall recover from the other party the successful party's costs.

History: En. Sec. 406, p. 127, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 475, p. 229, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 551, p. 148, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 487, p. 169, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 487, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 500, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 1855, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7158, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9791, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1027; re-en. Sec. 9791, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-8606; amd. Sec. 426, Ch. 56, L. 2009.