The language of a contract is to govern its interpretation if the language is clear and explicit and does not involve an absurdity.
Mont. Code Ann. § 28-3-401
Extent to which language governs interpretation
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 908 F. Supp. 794 - Grindheim v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America (1995)
Most recently applied in Farm Service Agency v. Jackson (In Re Jackson) (May 2011)
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How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.