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Section 456.10-1010 Limitation on personal liability of trustee.

MO Rev Stat § 456.10-1010 (2019) (N/A)
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Effective 01 Jan 2005, see footnote

456.10-1010. Limitation on personal liability of trustee. — 1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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(L. 2004 H.B. 1511)

Effective 1-01-05

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