Montana § 27-1-605 Agreements Settling Or Compromising Abolished Causes Of Action

Montana Statutes

§ 27-1-605 — Agreements Settling Or Compromising Abolished Causes Of Action

Montana § 27-1-605

Title 27CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

Ch. 1AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY

Part 6Abolition of Certain Causes of Action

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Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-605 (2026).

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27-1-605 . Agreements settling or compromising abolished causes of action.

(1)All contracts and instruments of every kind which, after July 1, 1963, may be executed within this state in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished or barred by this part, whether such claim or cause of action arose within or without this state, are hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state and absolutely void.

(2)It shall be unlawful to:

(a)cause, induce, or procure any person to execute such a contract or instrument;

(b)cause, induce, or procure any person to give, pay, transfer, or deliver any money or thing of value in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any such claim or cause of action;

(c)receive, take, or accep

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27-1-605 . Agreements settling or compromising abolished causes of action. (1) All contracts and instruments of every kind which, after July 1, 1963, may be executed within this state in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished or barred by this part, whether such claim or cause of action arose within or without this state, are hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state and absolutely void.
(2) It shall be unlawful to:
(a) cause, induce, or procure any person to execute such a contract or instrument;
(b) cause, induce, or procure any person to give, pay, transfer, or deliver any money or thing of value in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any such claim or cause of action;
(c) receive, take, or accept any such money or thing of value in such payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise; or
(d) commence or cause to be commenced, either as litigant or attorney, in any court of this state any proceeding or action seeking to enforce or recover upon any such contract or instrument knowing it to be such, whether the same shall have been executed within or without this state.
(3) However, this section shall not apply to the payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any causes of action which are not abolished or barred by this part or any contracts or instruments heretofore executed or to the bona fide holder in due course of any negotiable instrument which may be executed after July 1, 1963.