Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 – Creation — Expansion — Powers
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 - Creation -- Expansion -- Powers
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201