2005 Montana Code Annotated - 72-15-105 — Duty of persons in whose house stranger dies - notification to public administrator.

     72-15-105. Duty of persons in whose house stranger dies -- notification to public administrator. Whenever a stranger or person without known heirs dies intestate in the house or premises of another, the possessor of such premises or anyone knowing the facts must give immediate notice thereof to the public administrator of the county; in default of so doing, he is liable for any damage that may be sustained thereby, to be recovered by the public administrator or any person interested.

     History: En. Sec. 335, p. 326, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 335, 2nd Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 335, 2nd Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 4512, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3075, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9992, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1728; re-en. Sec. 9992, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 91-603.