{"data":{"id":"us-mt/35-12-1402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"35-12-1402","heading":"Proper plaintiff.","body":"A derivative action may be maintained only by a person that is a partner at the time the action is commenced and:\n(1) that was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or\n(2) whose status as a partner devolved by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.","path":["TITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 12. LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS","Part 14. Derivative Actions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0350/chapter_0120/part_0140/section_0020/0350-0120-0140-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:24Z","sha256":"77c689856ce340514f0f68aa3bd545fbb922f9bfe46f7835d8dea53c5498aa69","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/35-12-1401","next":"us-mt/35-12-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}