27-1-415. Parties who cannot be compelled to perform. Specific performance cannot be enforced against a party to a contract in any of the following cases:
(1) if the party has not received an adequate consideration for the contract;
(2) if it is not, as to the party, just and reasonable;
(3) if the party's assent was obtained by the misrepresentations, concealment, circumvention, or unfair practices of any party to whom performance would become due under the contract or by any promise of the party that has not been substantially fulfilled; or
(4) if the party's assent was given under the influence of mistake, misapprehension, or surprise, except that when the contract provides for compensation in case of mistake, a mistake within the scope of the provision may be compensated for and the contract specifically enforced in other respects if proper to be so enforced.
History: En. Sec. 4417, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6103, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8721, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3391; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1894; re-en. Sec. 8721, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 17-808; amd. Sec. 571, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations
Chapter 1. Availability of Remedies -- Liability
Part 4. Specific and Preventive Relief
27-1-401. When specific or preventive relief permitted
27-1-402. How specific relief given
27-1-403. How preventive relief given
27-1-404. through 27-1-410 reserved
27-1-411. When specific performance of an obligation may be compelled
27-1-412. Obligations which cannot be specifically enforced
27-1-413. Specific performance not to be oppressive
27-1-414. Right to specific performance to be mutual
27-1-415. Parties who cannot be compelled to perform
27-1-416. Parties who cannot obtain specific performance
27-1-417. Specific performance by party who signed when other party did not sign contract
27-1-418. Liquidation of damages not a bar to specific performance
27-1-420. No specific performance of agreement to buy property when title not clear
27-1-422. through 27-1-430 reserved
27-1-431. Judgment for possession of or title to real property
27-1-432. Judgment for delivery of personal property
27-1-433. Cancellation of written instrument
27-1-434. Cost of care of animals seized in animal cruelty and animal fighting cases