Montana § 25-15-202 Effect Of Discharge -- Right Of Contribution

Montana Statutes

§ 25-15-202 — Effect Of Discharge -- Right Of Contribution

Montana § 25-15-202

Title 25CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 15LIABILITY OF JOINT DEBTORS

Part 2Discharge of Joint Debtor

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 25-15-202 (2026).

Text

25-15-202 . Effect of discharge -- right of contribution. Except as provided in 27-1-703 , the discharge of a joint debtor operates as a payment to the creditor equal to the proportionate interest of the debtor discharged, but the discharge of the debtor does not prevent the codebtors from enforcing the right of contribution if they are compelled to pay the whole of the debt.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 1787, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7136, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9769, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9769, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-8108; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 493, Ch. 56, L. 2009.