Libel is a false and unprivileged publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, or other fixed representation that exposes any person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy or causes a person to be shunned or avoided or that has a tendency to injure a person in the person's occupation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-802
Libel defined
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 952 F. Supp. 1399 - Blue Dane Simmental Corp. v. American Simmental Ass'n (1997)
Most recently applied in Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library (March 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.