§ 18000 (a) Unless otherwise provided in the contract or in this …
§ 18001 A trustee is personally liable for obligations arising from ownership …
§ 18002 A trustee is personally liable for torts committed in the course of …
§ 18003 (a) A cotrustee who does not join in exercising a power held by …
§ 18004 A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the …
§ 18005 The question of liability as between the trust estate and the trustee …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Probate Code > Division 9 > Part 6 > Chapter 1 - Liability of Trustee to Third Persons

  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • land: includes city and town lots and excepts improvements. See California Water Code 25500
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Probate Code 62
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trust: includes the following:

    California Probate Code 82

  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court. See California Probate Code 84
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.