{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-3-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-3-602","heading":"When time considered of the essence.","body":"Time is never considered as of the essence of a contract unless by its terms expressly so provided.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS","Part 6. Time of Performance"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0030/part_0060/section_0020/0280-0030-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:45Z","sha256":"8b84e0e9efe85780174351168c47e795b8f5fce45d84bed700d6e3e883c328e8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-3-601","next":"us-mt/28-3-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}