Montana § 70-5-201 When Finder May Sell Thing Found

Montana Statutes

§ 70-5-201 — When Finder May Sell Thing Found

Montana § 70-5-201

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 5FINDERS

Part 2Procedure

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-5-201 (2026).

Text

70-5-201 . When finder may sell thing found. The finder of a thing may sell it, if it is a thing which is commonly the subject of sale, when the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found or being found refuses upon demand to pay the lawful charges of the finder, in the following cases:

(1)when the thing is in danger of perishing or of losing the greater part of its value; or

(2)when the lawful charges of the finder amount to two-thirds of its value.

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70-5-201 . When finder may sell thing found. The finder of a thing may sell it, if it is a thing which is commonly the subject of sale, when the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found or being found refuses upon demand to pay the lawful charges of the finder, in the following cases:
(1) when the thing is in danger of perishing or of losing the greater part of its value; or
(2) when the lawful charges of the finder amount to two-thirds of its value.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2525, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5183, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7690, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1869; Field Civ. C. Sec. 943; re-en. Sec. 7690, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 20-406.