{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-607","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-607","heading":"When writings of a decedent prima facie evidence.","body":"The entries and other writings of a decedent, made at or near the time of the transaction and when the decedent was in a position to know the facts stated therein, are prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, in the following cases:\n(1) when the writing or entry was made against the interest of the person making it;\n(2) when it was made in a professional capacity and in the ordinary course of professional conduct;\n(3) when it was made in the performance of a duty specially enjoined by law.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 6. Presumptions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0060/section_0070/0260-0010-0060-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:20Z","sha256":"cbe714fa04f936129ada76a50c195e429c1dcdd1ae02db08f32446bf66bf4204","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-606","next":"us-mt/26-1-608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}