{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-1-321","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-1-321","heading":"Conversion of personal property -- damages of lienholder.","body":"A person having a mere lien on personal property cannot recover greater damages for the property's conversion, from a person having a right to the property superior to the person holding the lien after the lien is discharged, than the amount secured by the lien and the compensation allowed by 27-1-320(1) for the loss of time and expenses.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 1. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY","Part 3. Measure of Damages"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0010/part_0030/section_0210/0270-0010-0030-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:24Z","sha256":"f19b7ff56af425027553075d59a4a259898655e99423f38b8848d606752258c5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-1-320","next":"us-mt/27-1-322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}