27-1-701. Liability for negligence as well as willful acts. - Montana Statutes

     27-1-701. Liability for negligence as well as willful acts. Except as otherwise provided by law, each person is responsible not only for the results of the person's willful acts but also for an injury occasioned to another by the person's want of ordinary care or skill in the management of the person's property or person except so far as the person has willfully or by want of ordinary care brought the injury upon the person.

     History: En. Sec. 2296, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5077, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7579, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1714; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 853; re-en. Sec. 7579, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 58-607; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 12, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 209, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 397, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 437, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 440, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 508, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 516, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 583, Ch. 56, L. 2009.