Where a contract that is required by law to be in writing is prevented from being put into writing by the fraud of a party to the contract, any other party who is by the fraud led to believe that the contract is in writing and acts upon that belief to the party's prejudice may enforce it against the fraudulent party.
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-2-902
Enforcement of contract not in writing through fraud
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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.