§1010. Limitation on personal liability of trustee
1. Not personally liable on contract; exception. 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.
[PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §2 (AFF).]
2. Personally liable for torts. 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.
[PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §2 (AFF).]
3. Claim against trustee in fiduciary capacity. 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.
[PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 618, §A1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 618, §A2 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Part 1: MAINE UNIFORM TRUST CODE
Chapter 10: LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE
18-B §1001. Remedies for breach of trust
18-B §1002. Damages for breach of trust
18-B §1003. Damages in absence of breach
18-B §1004. Attorney's fees and costs
18-B §1005. Limitation of action against trustee
18-B §1006. Reliance on trust instrument
18-B §1007. Event affecting administration or distribution
18-B §1008. Exculpation of trustee
18-B §1009. Beneficiary's consent, release or ratification
18-B §1010. Limitation on personal liability of trustee
18-B §1011. Interest as general partner