25-2-122. Torts. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the proper place of trial for a tort action is:
     (a) the county in which the defendants or any of them reside at the commencement of the action; or
     (b) the county in which the tort was committed. If the tort is interrelated with and dependent upon a claim for breach of contract, the tort was committed, for the purpose of determining the proper place of trial, in the county in which the contract was to be performed.
     (2) If the defendant is a corporation incorporated in a state other than Montana, the proper place of trial for a tort action is:
     (a) the county in which the tort was committed;
     (b) the county in which the plaintiff resides; or
     (c) the county in which the corporation's resident agent is located, as required by law.
     (3) If the defendant is a resident of a state other than Montana, the proper place of trial for a tort action is:
     (a) the county in which the tort was committed; or
     (b) the county in which the plaintiff resides.

     History: En. Sec. 20, p. 46, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 20, p. 138, L. 1867; en. Sec. 25, p. 31, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 59, p. 52, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 59, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 59, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 613, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6504, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9096, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 395; re-en. Sec. 9096, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2904(part); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 432, L. 1985; sec. 25-2-102, MCA 1983; redes. 25-2-122 by Code Commissioner, 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 332, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 352, L. 1997.