{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-1-1602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-1-1602","heading":"What claims survive general release.","body":"A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in the creditor's favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by the creditor, must have materially affected the creditor's settlement with the debtor.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL","Part 16. Release of Debtor by Creditor"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0010/part_0160/section_0020/0280-0010-0160-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:42Z","sha256":"68286d0ab8563bff390ba451525102405161b47ab1695287ef727984a5e4d8ce","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-1-1601","next":"us-mt/28-1-1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}