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Mont. Code Ann. § 27-5-111 (2026)

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  5. 27-5-111 Short title

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 5. UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT

Part 1. Submission to Arbitration

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27-5-111. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Arbitration Act".

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 684, L. 1985.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Topolski v. Helena Ass'n of Realtors®, 2000 MT 343, 15 P.3d 414.
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Topolski v. Helena Ass'n of Realtors®, 2000 MT 343, 15 P.3d 414. · cites it 4× “¶ 9 The statute invoked in both issues here presented, § 27-5-114, MCA, was adopted in 1985 as part of the Uniform Arbitration Act, §§ 27-5-111 through 324, MCA. It provides: (1) A written agreement to submit an existing controversy to arbitration is valid and enforceable except…”
Bucy v. Edward Jones & Co., 2019 MT 173, 445 P.3d 812. · cites it 2× “It is unclear in Bucy's briefing whether he raises the injunctive relief issue as a threshold formation issue, as a consideration of equitable unconscionability, or both.”
Peeler v. Rocky Mountain Log Homes Can., Inc., 2018 MT 297, 431 P.3d 911. “Under both Acts, a written contract or contract provision by which the parties agree to resolve a future controversy by arbitration is valid and enforceable except upon "grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation" of contracts.”
Solle v. W. States Ins. Agency, Inc., 2000 MT 96, 999 P.2d 328. · cites it 2× “Any unresolved dispute that may arise under the provisions of this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and the Uniform Arbitration Act, Sections 27-5-111, et. seq., MCA. The written determination of the…”
Wells Fargo Bank v. Talmage, 2007 MT 45, 152 P.3d 1275. “Did the District Court correctly deny Talmage’s motion to dismiss when the arbitration award was issued by an arbitrator other than the one specified in the arbitration agreement and the arbitration agreement did not, by its terms, apply to disputes of less than $250,000? ¶ 15…”
Holm-Sutherland Co. v. Town of Shelby, 1999 MT 150, 982 P.2d 1053. “The court further reasoned that the Montana Uniform Arbitration Act, §§ 27-5-111 to -324, MCA, illustrates a general state policy favoring arbitration and that there is also a strong federal policy favoring arbitration.”
Missoula Cnty. High Sch. Educ. Ass'n v. Bd. of Trs., 857 P.2d 696 (Mont. 1993). · cites it 2× “Asserting that the Board has not raised any legal or equitable grounds that would preclude enforcement of a written agreement to arbitrate under § 27-5-114(2), MCA, the Association contends that § 27-5-115, MCA, requires the District Court to order arbitration upon the showing…”
Bank of Am., NA (usa) v. Dahlquist, 2007 MT 32, 152 P.3d 718. “Under § 27-5-311, MCA, a motion to confirm must be granted by a district court, unless, within ninety days, the award is challenged as provided in §§ 27-5-312 and -313, MCA.”
Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. v. Dahlquist, 2007 MT 42, 152 P.3d 693. “Under Montana law, the ninety-day time limit on challenging an award affixes even if a party claims the award is invalid because the wrong arbitrator was used.”
Dunn v. Way, 786 P.2d 649 (Mont. 1990). · cites it 2× “” Further, the Dunns’ counsel maintained that Iowa Mutual’s insistence that “the matter be resolved pursuant to the arbitration conditions of the policy” was in violation of § 27-5-111, MCA, et seq. which specifically excepts insurance contracts from mandatory arbitration…”
Burgess v. Lewis & Clark City - Cnty. Bd. of Health, 796 P.2d 1079 (Mont. 1990). · cites it 2× “May an employee of a local government entity bring an action to enforce an arbitration agreement pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act, § 27-5-111, et seq., MCA? Mr. Burgess was employed at Scratch Gravel Sanitary Landfill in April 1988.”
Casarotto v. Lombardi, 886 P.2d 931 (Mont. 1994). · cites it 2× “There is no statement in the Franchise Agreement which specifies that the contract is subject to arbitration pursuant to Montana law or to the Uniform Arbitration Act as enacted in Montana under §§ 27-5-111 to 115, MCA. I conclude that the contract provisions are controlling in…”
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