For the breach of an obligation arising from contract, the measure of damages, except when otherwise expressly provided by this code, is the amount which will compensate the party aggrieved for all the detriment which was proximately caused thereby or in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom. Damages which are not clearly ascertainable in both their nature and origin cannot be recovered for a breach of contract.
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-311
Breach of contract
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case White v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (1991)
Most recently applied in High Country Paving, Inc. v. United Fire & Cas. Co. (February 2019)
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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.