A. Except to the extent that personal liability is imposed in the contract, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner in a general or limited partnership is not personally liable on a contract entered into by the partnership after the trust‘s acquisition of the interest if the fiduciary capacity was disclosed in the contract or in a statement previously filed pursuant to the uniform partnership act or the uniform limited partnership act.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-11011

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Trust: includes an express trust, private or charitable, with any additions, wherever and however created. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional and successor trustee and a cotrustee. See Arizona Laws 14-10103

B. A trustee who holds an interest as a general partner is not personally liable for torts committed by the partnership or for obligations arising from ownership or control of the interest unless the trustee is personally at fault.