§ 28-2-401 — When Apparent Consent Not Free

Montana § 28-2-401

• Jurisdiction: Montana
• Title 28: CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
• Ch. 2: CONTRACTS
• Part 4: Circumstances Which Affect Validity of Apparent Consent

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28-2-401 . When apparent consent not free. (1) An apparent consent is not real or free when obtained through:
(a) duress;
(b) menace;
(c) fraud;
(d) undue influence; or
(e) mistake.
(2) Consent is deemed to have been obtained through one of the causes mentioned in subsection (1) only when it would not have been given had such cause not existed.

Legislative History

En. Secs. 2112, 2113, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 4973, 4974, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 7475, 7476, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Secs. 1567, 1568; Field Civ. C. Secs. 752, 753; re-en. Secs. 7475, 7476, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 13-303, 13-304.