Montana § 72-3-123 Statutes Of Limitation On Decedent's Cause Of Action -- Applicability

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§ 72-3-123 — Statutes Of Limitation On Decedent's Cause Of Action -- Applicability

Montana § 72-3-123

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

Ch. 3UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION

Part 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-123 (2026).

Text

72-3-123 . Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action -- applicability. A statute of limitation running on a cause of action belonging to a decedent, which had not been barred as of the date of the decedent's death, may not apply to bar a cause of action surviving the decedent's death sooner than 4 months after death. A cause of action that, but for this section, would have been barred less than 4 months after death is barred after 4 months unless tolled.

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72-3-123 . Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action -- applicability. A statute of limitation running on a cause of action belonging to a decedent, which had not been barred as of the date of the decedent's death, may not apply to bar a cause of action surviving the decedent's death sooner than 4 months after death. A cause of action that, but for this section, would have been barred less than 4 months after death is barred after 4 months unless tolled.