1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 27
  3. CHAPTER 1
  4. Part 3
  5. 27-1-317 Breach of obligation other than contract

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 1. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY

Part 3. Measure of Damages

Breach Of Obligation Other Than Contract

27-1-317. Breach of obligation other than contract. For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this code, is the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, whether it could have been anticipated or not.

History: En. Sec. 4330, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6068, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8686, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3333; Field. Civ. C. Sec. 1860; re-en. Sec. 8686, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 17-401.