{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-2-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-2-104","heading":"Preference to construction favoring natural right.","body":"When a statute is equally susceptible of two interpretations, one in favor of natural right and the other against it, the former is to be adopted.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS","CHAPTER 2. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0040/0010-0020-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:29Z","sha256":"b7f9e4c0456cca7966c0d7a9aab6dd99f24fec4ced2118b5ffca9f844bda57e8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-2-103","next":"us-mt/1-2-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}