Section 55-4-22 - Exoneration or reimbursement of trustee for tort committed in administration of trust A trustee who has incurred personal liability for a tort committed in the administration of the trust is entitled to exoneration therefor from the trust property if he has not discharged the claim, or to be reimbursed therefor out of trust funds if he has paid the claim, if:
(1) the tort was a common incident of the kind of business activity in which the trustee was properly engaged for the trust, or(2) although the tort was not a common incident of such activity, neither the trustee nor any officer or employee of the trustee was guilty of personal fault in incurring the liability. SL 1943, ch 308, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 59.0513 (1).