Montana § 27-1-320 - Conversion Of Personal Property
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 27-1-320 — Conversion Of Personal Property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-1-320. Conversion Of Personal Property
Conversion of personal property. (1) The detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal property is presumed to be: (a) the value of the property at the time of its conversion with the interest from that time or, when the action has been prosecuted with reasonable diligence, the highest market value of the property at any time between the conversion and the verdict without interest, at the option of the injured party; and (b) a fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property. (2) The presumption declared by subsection (1) cannot be rebutted in favor of one whose possession was wrongful from the beginning by that person's subsequent application of the property to the benefit of the owner without the owner's consent.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 27-1-320 cover?
Section 27-1-320 ("Conversion Of Personal Property") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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