For the proper construction of an instrument, the circumstances under which it was made, including the situation of the subject of the instrument and of the parties to it, may also be shown so that the judge is placed in the position of those whose language the judge is to interpret.
Mont. Code Ann. § 1-4-102
Consideration of circumstances surrounding execution
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ballard v. Devon Energy Production Co. (2012)
Most recently applied in Ballard v. Devon Energy Production Co. (April 2012)
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Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.