{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-2-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-2-404","heading":"When party dies before action commenced.","body":"If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement of the action and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced by the deceased's representatives after the expiration of that time and within 1 year from death.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 2. STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS","Part 4. Circumstances Which Extend Period of Limitations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0040/section_0040/0270-0020-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:28Z","sha256":"0a7f3d7f6feaf90aff44926f3b74b842e82ffa0f491184045305f678e7b4e3a7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-2-403","next":"us-mt/27-2-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}