Mont. Code Ann. § 33-2-1359
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33-2-1359 Setoffs
Official statutory text
33-2-1359 . Setoffs. (1) Mutual debts or mutual credits between the insurer and another person in connection with any action or proceeding under this part must be set off and the balance only allowed or paid, except as provided in 33-2-1362 and subsection (2) of this section.
(2) A setoff may not be allowed in favor of any person when:
(a) the obligation of the insurer to the person would not at the date of the filing of a petition for liquidation entitle the person to share as a claimant in the assets of the insurer;
(b) the obligation of the insurer to the person was purchased by or transferred to the person with a view to its being used as a setoff; or
(c) the obligation of the person is to pay an assessment levied against the members or subscribers of the insurer or is to pay a balance upon a subscription to the capital stock of the insurer or is in any other way in the nature of a capital contribution.
(2) A setoff may not be allowed in favor of any person when:
(a) the obligation of the insurer to the person would not at the date of the filing of a petition for liquidation entitle the person to share as a claimant in the assets of the insurer;
(b) the obligation of the insurer to the person was purchased by or transferred to the person with a view to its being used as a setoff; or
(c) the obligation of the person is to pay an assessment levied against the members or subscribers of the insurer or is to pay a balance upon a subscription to the capital stock of the insurer or is in any other way in the nature of a capital contribution.
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