It is essential to the existence of a contract that there be:
(1) identifiable parties capable of contracting;
(2) their consent;
(3) a lawful object; and
(4) a sufficient cause or consideration.
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-2-102
Essential elements of a contract
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Robert Kubiak v. County of Ravalli (2022)
Most recently applied in Robert Kubiak v. County of Ravalli (May 2022)
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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.