Joint and several liability rule · Montana
For Joint and several liability rule · Montana, state is Montana; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability fault threshold is 50% or less; statutory citation is Montana Code § 27-1-703, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Montana our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Any party whose negligence is 50% or less of the combined negligence of all persons is severally liable only. The remaining parties are jointly and severally liable for the total less the amount attributable to the claimant. A party may be jointly liable for all damages caused by the negligence of another if both acted in concert or if one party acted as an agent of the other. verified
- Joint liability fault threshold
- 50% or less verified
- Statutory citation
- Montana Code § 27-1-703. verified
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What the source says
Any party whose negligence is 50% or less of the combined negligence of all persons is severally liable only. The remaining parties are jointly and severally liable for the total less the amount attributable to the claimant. A party may be jointly liable for all damages caused by the negligence of another if both acted in concert or if one party acted as an agent of the other. Montana Code § 27-1-703.
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf