Ohio Code § 5810.10
Ohio Code § 5810.10. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5810.10.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, for contracts entered into on or after
March 22, 1984, 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. The words “ trustee ,” “ as trustee ,” “ fiduciary ,” or “ as fiduciary ,” or other words that indicate one's trustee capacity, following the name or signature
of a trustee are sufficient disclosure for purposes of this division. (B) 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) 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.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5810.10
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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