28-2-401. When apparent consent not free

MT Code § 28-2-401 (2019) (N/A)
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28-2-401. When apparent consent not free. (1) An apparent consent is not real or free when obtained through:

(a) duress;

(b) menace;

(c) fraud;

(d) undue influence; or

(e) mistake.

(2) Consent is deemed to have been obtained through one of the causes mentioned in subsection (1) only when it would not have been given had such cause not existed.

History: En. Secs. 2112, 2113, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 4973, 4974, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 7475, 7476, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Secs. 1567, 1568; Field Civ. C. Secs. 752, 753; re-en. Secs. 7475, 7476, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 13-303, 13-304.