Mont. Code Ann. § 70-20-313

Grant by owner for life or years

A grant made by an owner of an estate for life or years, purporting to transfer a greater estate than the owner could lawfully transfer, does not work a forfeiture of the owner's estate but passes to the grantee all the estate that the grantor could lawfully transfer.

History:
En. Sec. 1514, Civ. C. 1895
Re-en. Sec. 4622, Rev. C. 1907
Re-en. Sec. 6869, R.C.M. 1921
Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1108
Field Civ. C. Sec. 491
Re-en. Sec. 6869, R.C.M. 1935
R.C.M. 1947, 67-1611
Amd. Sec. 2150, Ch. 56, L. 2009 (HB 37 - Campbell, Margarett (D) HD 31)