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Montana Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations § 27-2-304. Actions involving personal property accruing after death and before issuance of letters of administration

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The time within which an action must be commenced by an executor or administrator to recover personal property taken after the death of a testator or intestate and before the issuing of letters of administration or to recover damages for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property within the same period shall be computed from:

(1) the time of issuing such letters if they are issued within 5 years of the death;

(2) 5 years after the death if the letters have not then been issued.

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