Montana Statutes
§ 28-3-206 — Uncertainty To Be Resolved Against Party Causing It
Montana § 28-3-206
JurisdictionMontana
Title 28CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 3INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Part 2General Rules of Interpretation
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-3-206 (2026).
Text
28-3-206 . Uncertainty to be resolved against party causing it. In cases of uncertainty not removed by parts 1 through 5 of this chapter, the language of a contract should be interpreted most strongly against the party who caused the uncertainty to exist. The promisor is presumed to be that party.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 2219, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5043, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7545, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1654; Field Civ. C. Sec. 819; re-en. Sec. 7545, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 13-720; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 117, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 2013.
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 28-3-206, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/28-3-206.