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Mont. Code Ann. § 28-3-202

Effect to be given to every part of contract

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case City of Austin Texas v. Decker Coal Company (1983)

Most recently applied in Rhodes v. Rhodes (November 2023)

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The whole of a contract is to be taken together so as to give effect to every part if reasonably practicable, each clause helping to interpret the other.

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.