{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-3-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-3-302","heading":"Priority in case of death of employer.","body":"In case of the death of any employer, the wages of each miner, mechanic, salesperson, clerk, servant, and laborer for services rendered within 4 months next preceding the death of the employer, in the amount actually owed, are preferred debts under 72-3-807(1)(e) and must be paid before other claims against the estate of the deceased person.","path":["TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS","CHAPTER 3. LIENS","Part 3. Liens for Salaries and Wages"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0710/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0020/0710-0030-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:52Z","sha256":"e51c82a41b74fefefffc300dac76277d537afed98b8b29d0fe98214a95be0aa4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/71-3-301","next":"us-mt/71-3-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}