Montana Rules of Civil Procedure

Interpretation and construction of a rule of procedure, like interpretation and construction of a statute, is a matter of law, which we review de novo, determining whether the court's interpretation and construction of the law is correct.  Miller v. Eighteenth Jud. Dist. Ct., 2007 MT 149, ¶ 22, 337 Mont. 488, 162 P.3d 121.