1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 28
  3. CHAPTER 10
  4. Part 3
  5. 28-10-303 Duty of agent employed to collect negotiable instrument

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

CHAPTER 10. AGENCY

Part 3. Duties of Agent

Duty Of Agent Employed To Collect Negotiable Instrument

28-10-303. Duty of agent employed to collect negotiable instrument. An agent employed to collect a negotiable instrument must collect it promptly and take all measures necessary to charge the parties thereto in case of its dishonor and, if it is a bill of exchange, present it for acceptance with reasonable diligence.

History: En. Sec. 2742, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5288, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7803, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2021; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1043; re-en. Sec. 7803, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 2-111.