Pennsylvania § 7790 - Limitation on personal liability of trustee - UTC 1010.
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§ 7790. Limitation on personal liability of trustee - UTC 1010.
(a) When trustee not personally liable.--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.
(b) When trustee personally liable.--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.
(c) Assertion of claim.--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.
Cross References. Section 7790 is referred to in section 7705 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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