{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-1-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-1-102","heading":"How obligations arise.","body":"An obligation arises either from:\n(1) the contract of the parties; or\n(2) the operation of law.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0020/0280-0010-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:40Z","sha256":"630979b5936f28599e3d1661e941bab70478b4598ae30a2d9b27972eb99b3c7e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-1-101","next":"us-mt/28-1-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}