27-19-103. When injunction may not be granted. An injunction cannot be granted:

Terms Used In Montana Code 27-19-103

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(1)to stay a judicial proceeding pending at the commencement of an action in which the injunction is demanded, unless such restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of such proceedings;

(2)to stay proceedings in a court of the United States;

(3)to stay proceedings in another state upon a judgment of a court of that state;

(4)to prevent the execution of a public statute by officers of the law for the public benefit;

(5)to prevent the breach of a contract the performance of which would not be specifically enforced;

(6)to prevent the exercise of a public or private office, in a lawful manner, by the person in possession;

(7)to prevent a legislative act by a municipal corporation;

(8)in labor disputes under any other or different circumstances or conditions than if the controversy were of another or different character or between parties neither or none of whom were laborers or interested in labor questions; or

(9)to prevent the secretary of state from issuing a temporary or final administrative rule before the administrative rule is issued.