{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-2-102","heading":"Essential elements of a contract.","body":"It is essential to the existence of a contract that there be:\n(1) identifiable parties capable of contracting;\n(2) their consent;\n(3) a lawful object; and\n(4) a sufficient cause or consideration.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 2. CONTRACTS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0020/0280-0020-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:42Z","sha256":"d09d0b98d23e0a6a3db520291c0cfbc884fb71a197c17924fc529ec4a2464deb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-2-101","next":"us-mt/28-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}