M.R. Civ. P. 50 “was amended by order of the Montana Supreme Court, effective March 26, 1993, to do away with the terms ‘directed verdict’ and ‘judgment notwithstanding the verdict.’‘Judgment as a matter of law’ is now the proper term.” Giambra v. Kelsey , 2007 MT 158, ¶ 2 n.1, 338 Mont. 19, 162 P.3d 134.
See II-107 Judgment as a Matter of Law