Georgia § 53-12-308 - Personal liability of trustee.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-12-308 — Personal liability of trustee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-12-308. Personal liability of trustee.
A trustee shall not be personally liable on any warranty made in any conveyance unless the intention to create a personal liability is distinctly expressed. Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee shall not be personally liable on contracts properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity unless the trustee fails to reveal the trustee's representative capacity in the contract. A judgment rendered in an action brought against the trust shall impose no personal liability on the trustee or the beneficiary. (Code 1981, § 53-12-308 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.) Law reviews. - For article, "Noticing the Bankruptcy Sale: The Purchased Property May Not Be as 'Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims and Encumberances' as You Think," see 15 (No. 5) Ga. St. B.J. 12 (2010).
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Section 53-12-308 ("Personal liability of trustee.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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