Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-110 (2026)

Enforcement Of Obligation By Creditor

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TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS

CHAPTER 3. LIENS

Part 1. General Provisions

Enforcement Of Obligation By Creditor

71-3-110. Enforcement of obligation by creditor. The existence of a lien, as security for the performance of an obligation, does not affect the right of the creditor to enforce the obligation without regard to the lien.

History: En. Sec. 3754, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5718, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8233, R.C.M. 1921; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1595; re-en. Sec. 8233, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 45-115.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: In Re Harpole, 260 B.R. 165 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2001).
In Re Harpole, 260 B.R. 165 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2001). · cites it 2× “(“MCA”) § 71-3-110 provides: “The existence of a hen, as security for the performance of an obligation, does not affect the right of the creditor to enforce the obligation without regard to the hen.”
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