Montana § 28-10-702 - When Agent Responsible To Third Persons As Principal
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 28-10-702 — When Agent Responsible To Third Persons As Principal, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-10-702. When Agent Responsible To Third Persons As Principal
When agent responsible to third persons as principal. A person who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for acts in the course of the agency in any of the following cases and in no other: (1) when, with the agent's consent, credit is given to the agent personally in a transaction; (2) when the agent enters into a written contract in the name of the principal without believing in good faith that the agent has authority to do so; or (3) when the agent's acts are wrongful in their nature.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-10-702 ("When Agent Responsible To Third Persons As Principal") 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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