Montana Statutes
§ 28-3-703 — When Promise Presumed To Be Joint And Several
Montana § 28-3-703
JurisdictionMontana
Title 28CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 3INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Part 7Provisions Implied by Law
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-3-703 (2026).
Text
28-3-703 . When promise presumed to be joint and several.
(1)Where all the parties who unite in a promise receive some benefit from the consideration, whether past or present, their promise is presumed to be joint and several.
(2)A promise made in the singular number but executed by several persons is presumed to be joint and several.
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Legislative History
En. Secs. 2224, 2225, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 5048, 5049, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 7550, 7551, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Secs. 1659, 1660; Field Civ. C. Secs. 824, 825; re-en. Secs. 7550, 7551, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 13-725, 13-726.
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 28-3-703, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/3/28-3-703.