Montana Statutes
§ 28-10-407 — Statutory Exceptions To General Authority
Montana § 28-10-407
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-10-407 (2026).
Text
28-10-407 . Statutory exceptions to general authority. An authority expressed in general terms, however broad, does not authorize an agent to:
(1)act in the agent's own name unless it is the usual course of business to do so;
(2)define the scope of the agency; or
(3)do any act that a trustee is forbidden to do by Title 72, chapter 38.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 3098, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5437, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7952, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2322; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1240; re-en. Sec. 7952, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 2-129; amd. Sec. 800, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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Consideration Unnecessary§ 28-10-203
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Through 28-10-210 Reserved§ 28-10-211
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Ratification Not To Prejudice Third Persons§ 28-10-214
When Ratification Void§ 28-10-215
When Ratification May Be Rescinded§ 28-10-301
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 28-10-407, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/10/28-10-407.