(a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administering the trust if the trustee in the contract disclosed the fiduciary capacity.
(b) A trustee is personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust, or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the trustee is personally at fault.
(c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 28 - Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships
Subtitle 5 - Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 73 - Arkansas Trust Code
Subchapter 10 - Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing With Trustees
§ 28-73-1001. Remedies for breach of trust
§ 28-73-1002. Damages for breach of trust
§ 28-73-1003. Damages in absence of breach
§ 28-73-1004. Attorney's fees and costs
§ 28-73-1005. Limitation of action against trustee
§ 28-73-1006. Reliance on trust instrument
§ 28-73-1007. Event affecting administration or distribution
§ 28-73-1008. Exculpation of trustee
§ 28-73-1009. Beneficiary's consent, release, or ratification
§ 28-73-1010. Limitation on personal liability of trustee
§ 28-73-1011. Interest as general partner