Montana Code > Title 27 > Chapter 1 > Part 5 – Right to Bring Action or Assert Defense


§ 27-1-501	Survival of cause of action or defense — death or disability or transfer of interest
§ 27-1-502	Survival of counterclaim — death or assignment
§ 27-1-503	What defenses to action survive assignment of right to action
§ 27-1-511	Right of minor to bring civil action or other proceeding
§ 27-1-512	Action by parent or guardian for injury to child or ward
§ 27-1-513	Action for wrongful death
§ 27-1-514	Who may sue for whose seduction
§ 27-1-515	Protection of personal relations — abduction
§ 27-1-516	Injury to servant
§ 27-1-520	Action against successful bidder — failure to pay standard prevailing wages or unemployment insurance or to carry workers’ compensation insurance
§ 27-1-521	Private right of action

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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 27 > Chapter 1 > Part 5 - Right to Bring Action or Assert Defense

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}