Table of Contents TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS CHAPTER 2. CONTRACTS Part 7. Illegal Objects and Provisions
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Mont. Code Ann. § 28-2-708

(2001)

Restraints upon legal proceedings void

Every stipulation or condition in a contract by which any party thereto is restricted from enforcing his rights under the contract by the usual proceedings in the ordinary tribunals or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his rights is void. This section does not affect the validity of an agreement enforceable under Title 27, chapter 5.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion
2020 MT 179 Jul 14, 2020 Affirmed in part, reversed in part
Jccs v. Alborn
Majority by Jim Rice · 5 to 0
and therefore, ‘covenants that act as an absolute prohibition on trade—absent an express statutory exception—are void.’” Junkermier I, ¶ 39 (citing § 28-2-708, MCA; Access Organics, Inc. v. Hernandez, 2008 MT 4, ¶ 17, 341 Mont. 73, 175 P.3d 899; Mungas v. Great Falls Clinic, LLP, 2009 MT 246, ¶¶ 37-38, 354 Mont. 50, 22
Official Annotations archive.org, 2001 edition
History:
En. Sec. 2245, Civ. C. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 5056, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 7558, R.C.M. 1921
Field Civ. C. Sec. 832
Re-en. Sec. 7558, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 13-806
Amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 684, L. 1985
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