Montana Statutes

§ 26-1-402 — Who Has Burden Of Persuasion

Montana·Title 26 EVIDENCE·Ch. 1 STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE·Part 4 Burdens of Proof
26-1-402 . Who has burden of persuasion. Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of persuasion as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense the party is asserting.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 623, p. 201, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 623, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 641, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 3145, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7886, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 10530, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1869; re-en. Sec. 10530, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-401-26; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 72, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 525, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

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