Minnesota § 523.19 - THIRD PARTIES HELD HARMLESS

Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 523.19 — THIRD PARTIES HELD HARMLESS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 523.19. THIRD PARTIES HELD HARMLESS

Any party accepting the authority of an attorney-in-fact to exercise a power granted by a power of attorney is not liable to the principal, to the heirs and assigns of the principal, or to any representative of the estate of the principal if: (1) the applicable provisions of sections 523.17 and 523.18 have been satisfied; (2) the provisions of section 523.16 have been satisfied, if applicable; (3) the party has no actual notice of the revocation of the power of attorney prior to the transaction; (4) the party has no actual knowledge of the death of the principal and, if the power of attorney is not a durable power of attorney, has not received actual notice of a judicial determination that the principal is legally incapacitated or incompetent; and (5) the duration of the power of attorney specified in the power of attorney itself, if any, has not expired. A good faith purchaser from any party who has obtained an interest in property from an attorney-in-fact is not liable to the principal, the heirs or assigns of the principal, or the representative of the estate of the principal.

History:

1984 c 603 s 21; 1992 c 548 s 18

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

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Section 523.19 ("THIRD PARTIES HELD HARMLESS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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