Mass. General Laws c.203E § 1010

Limitation on personal liability of trustee

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law.

Section 1010

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee shall not be 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.

(b)

A trustee shall be 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.

(c)

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.

Procedural advisory commentary (2013)

Practice note: The MUTC does not expand the jurisdiction of the Probate and Family Court to entertain an action on a contract under this section unless it is an action seeking specific performance. The Superior or District Court shall continue to be the proper forum.

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