71-3-1204. Lien not lost by fraudulent taking of property. The lien created by this part shall not be lost by reason of any forcible or fraudulent taking of the property from the possession of the person entitled to said lien, but in all such cases the person entitled to such lien shall be entitled to recover possession of the property by proper action instituted in court against any person in whose possession the property may be found.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 117, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8386, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8386, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 45-1109.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 71. Mortgages, Pledges, and Liens
Part 12. Agisters' Liens and Liens for Service
71-3-1203. Enforcement of lien -- sale
71-3-1204. Lien not lost by fraudulent taking of property
71-3-1206. through 71-3-1210 reserved
71-3-1211. Agister's lien -- finding -- who may hold lien