Montana Statutes
§ 27-1-310 — Damages For Emotional Or Mental Distress Prohibited In Contract Actions -- Exception
Montana·Title 27 CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS·Ch. 1 AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY·Part 3 Measure of Damages
27-1-310 . Damages for emotional or mental distress prohibited in contract actions -- exception. In an action for breach of an obligation or duty arising from contract, recovery is prohibited for emotional or mental distress, except in those actions involving actual physical injury to the plaintiff. Emotional or mental distress, as used in this section, includes mental anguish or suffering, sorrow, grief, fright, shame, embarrassment, humiliation, anger, chagrin, disappointment, or worry.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 488, L. 1987.
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