{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-3-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-3-501","heading":"Words generally understood in their ordinary sense.","body":"The words of a contract are to be understood in their ordinary and popular sense rather than according to their strict legal meaning unless used by the parties in a technical sense or unless a special meaning is given to them by usage, in which case the latter must be followed.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS","Part 5. Interpretation of Words"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0030/part_0050/section_0010/0280-0030-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:45Z","sha256":"f7360691f78637cd4b51e825102921ae4e6b47e3ef131ce85a92e04b2f1a65a7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-3-403","next":"us-mt/28-3-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}