Section 1010 - Limitation on personal liability of trustee1.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.[2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 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.[2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 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.[2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §2(AFF).]
2003, c. 618, §A1 (NEW) . 2003, c. 618, §A2 (AFF) .