Montana § 27-2-301 - When Demand Necessary To Perfect Right To Action
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 27-2-301 — When Demand Necessary To Perfect Right To Action, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-2-301. When Demand Necessary To Perfect Right To Action
When demand necessary to perfect right to action. Where a right exists but a demand is necessary to entitle a person to maintain an action, the time within which the action must be commenced must be computed from the time when the demand is made, except where the right grows out of the receipt or detention of money or property by an agent, trustee, attorney, or other person acting in a fiduciary capacity, the time must be computed from the time when the person having the right to make the demand has actual knowledge of the facts upon which that right depends.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-2-301 ("When Demand Necessary To Perfect Right To Action") 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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