Radosevich v. Engle

A justice court is a layman’s court and proceedings may be conducted therein without the aid of counsel. Our statute, section 9638, Revised Codes, provides: “Pleadings in justice’s courts (1) are not required to be in any particular form, but must be such as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.” We have frequently held that pleadings in a justice court shall be construed with great liberality (Malano v. Bressan, 76 Mont. 366, 245 Pac. 871; Woody v. Security State Bank, 67 Mont. 109, 214 Pac. 1096; Lambert v. Helena Adjustment Co., 69 Mont. 510, 222 Pac. 1057;…