69-11-425. Period in which to file claims. It shall be unlawful for any such receiving or delivering common carrier to provide, by rule, contract, or otherwise, a shorter period for the filing of claims than 9 months and for the institution of suits than 2 years, such period for institution of suits to be computed from the date when notice in writing is given by the carrier to the claimant that the carrier has disallowed the claim or any part or parts thereof specified in the notice.
History: En. 8-812.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 168, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 8-812.1(part).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 11. Regulation of Carriers
69-11-401. General definitions
69-11-402. Relationship of carrier to consignor and consignee
69-11-403. Acceptance of freight
69-11-404. Delivery of freight
69-11-405. Procedure to terminate carrier's liability
69-11-406. Payment of freightage
69-11-407. Natural increase of freight
69-11-408. Apportionment of freightage by contract
69-11-409. Adjustment of freightage for change in time or place of delivery
69-11-410. Carrier's lien for freightage
69-11-411. Sale of perishable property for freightage
69-11-412. Division of joint rates among carriers
69-11-413. through 69-11-420 reserved
69-11-421. Liability of inland carriers for loss
69-11-422. Permissible limitations on liability
69-11-423. Meaning of delivering carrier
69-11-424. Examination of shipment
69-11-425. Period in which to file claims
69-11-426. Processing of claims for damage
69-11-427. Liability between carriers