72-3-612. No individual liability -- exceptions -- certain claims to be brought against personal representative. (1) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a personal representative is not individually liable on a contract properly entered into in the personal representative's fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the estate unless the personal representative fails to reveal the representative capacity and identify the estate in the contract.
(2) A personal representative is individually liable for obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate or for torts committed in the course of administration of the estate only if the personal representative is personally at fault.
(3) Claims based on contracts entered into by a personal representative in a fiduciary capacity, on obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate, or on torts committed in the course of estate administration may be asserted against the estate by proceeding against the personal representative in the personal representative's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the personal representative is individually liable.
(4) Issues of liability as between the estate and the personal representative individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge, or indemnification or other appropriate proceeding.
History: En. 91A-3-808 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-808; amd. Sec. 2355, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 3. Upc -- Probate and Administration
Part 6. Personal Representative Powers, Duties, and Compensation
72-3-602. Priority among different letters
72-3-603. Notice of appointment to heirs and devisees
72-3-605. Personal representative to proceed without court order -- power to invoke jurisdiction
72-3-606. Possession and protection of estate
72-3-607. Inventory -- appraisal
72-3-609. Supplemental inventory
72-3-610. General duties -- fiduciary
72-3-611. No surcharge for authorized acts generally -- limitation
72-3-613. Transactions authorized for personal representative
72-3-614. Power to recover property that is subject of void or voidable transfer
72-3-615. Transaction involving conflict of interest -- voidable -- exceptions
72-3-616. Improper exercise of power -- breach of fiduciary duty
72-3-617. Order restraining personal representative
72-3-618. Persons dealing with personal representative -- protection
72-3-619. Powers of personal representatives in general
72-3-621. Powers and duties of successor personal representative
72-3-622. Corepresentatives -- when joint action required
72-3-623. Persons dealing with single corepresentative -- protection
72-3-624. Powers of remaining corepresentative
72-3-625. through 72-3-630 reserved
72-3-631. Compensation of personal representative
72-3-632. Expenses of personal representative in estate litigation