Montana Code 61-6-201. Liability of owner for negligence of employee driver
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61-6-201. Liability of owner for negligence of employee driver. The owner of a vehicle running or traveling upon any highway or road for the conveyance of passengers is liable for all damage to person or property done by any person in the owner’s employment as a driver while driving the vehicle, whether done willfully or negligently or otherwise, in the same manner that driver would be liable.
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-6-201
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Owner: means each person who holds the legal title to a vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, state agency, local government unit, another state government, the United States, a political subdivision of this or another state, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn on a public highway, except devices moved by animal power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Willfully: when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, means a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. See Montana Code 1-1-204