{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-1-105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-1-105","heading":"Obligation defined.","body":"An obligation is a legal duty by which one person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing and arises from:\n(1) contract; or\n(2) operation of law.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 1. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0050/0270-0010-0010-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:23Z","sha256":"4f43684e2effc36dfd42a9f777846e6bb3e46ccdee4907c72718e0940c791455","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-1-104","next":"us-mt/27-1-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}