Montana Statutes
§ 70-1-516 — Interpretation Against Grantor -- Exception
Montana § 70-1-516
JurisdictionMontana
Title 70PROPERTY
Ch. 1PROPERTY IN GENERAL REAL AND PERSONAL
Part 5Transfer of Property Grants and Their Interpretation
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-1-516 (2026).
Text
70-1-516 . Interpretation against grantor -- exception. A grant is to be interpreted in favor of the grantee, except that a reservation in any grant and every grant by a public officer or body, as such, to a private party is to be interpreted in favor of the grantor.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1473, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4605, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6852, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1069; Field Civ. C. Sec. 475; re-en. Sec. 6852, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-1518.
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 70-1-516, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/1/70-1-516.