Day: November 2, 2015

Montana law specifically recognizes that a lawsuit may be brought for fraud. As in most states, fraud in Montana may be “either actual or constructive.” In oversimplified terms, actual fraud requires an intent to deceive someone, a “lie.” Constructive fraud, on the other hand, does not. To prevail in a case of actual fraud in Montana, a party must prove nine things. A representation was made; It was false; It was material; The person who made the representation knew it was false; The person who made the representation intended that it be relied on; The person who heard the representation did not know that it was false; The person who heard the