27-1-512. Action by parent or guardian for injury to child or ward. Either parent may maintain an action for the injury to a minor child and a guardian for injury to a ward when the injury is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another. The action may be maintained against the person causing the injury or, if the person is employed by another person who is responsible for the causing person's conduct, also against the other responsible person.
History: En. Sec. 11, p. 44, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 11, p. 136, L. 1867; re-en. Sec. 11, p. 29, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 13, p. 42, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 13, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 13, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 578, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6485, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9075, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 376; re-en. Sec. 9075, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2809; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 449, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 579, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations
Chapter 1. Availability of Remedies -- Liability
Part 5. Right to Bring Action or Assert Defense
27-1-501. Survival of cause of action or defense -- death or disability or transfer of interest
27-1-502. Survival of counterclaim -- death or assignment
27-1-503. What defenses to action survive assignment of right to action
27-1-504. through 27-1-510 reserved
27-1-511. Right of minor to bring civil action or other proceeding
27-1-512. Action by parent or guardian for injury to child or ward
27-1-513. Action for wrongful death
27-1-514. Who may sue for whose seduction
27-1-515. Protection of personal relations -- abduction