{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-2-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-2-402","heading":"What constitutes duress.","body":"Duress consists in:\n(1) unlawful confinement of the person of the party, of the husband or wife of such party, or of an ancestor, descendant, or adopted child of such party, husband, or wife;\n(2) unlawful detention of the property of any such person; or\n(3) confinement of such person, lawful in form but fraudulently obtained or fraudulently made unjustly harassing or oppressive.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 2. CONTRACTS","Part 4. Circumstances Which Affect Validity of Apparent Consent"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0020/part_0040/section_0020/0280-0020-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:43Z","sha256":"c534e9aef9af60e46dbab4c6bf0fdff41c84604e90400506785b435fb99bed85","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-2-401","next":"us-mt/28-2-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}