A court of competent jurisdiction may, for cause shown and upon notice to the beneficiaries, relieve a trustee from any or all of the duties and restrictions which would otherwise be placed upon him by this chapter, or wholly or partly excuse a trustee who has acted honestly and reasonably from liability for violations of the provisions of this chapter.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-4-32

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes trustees, a corporate as well as a natural person and a successor or substitute trustee. See South Dakota Codified Laws 55-4-1

Source: SL 1943, ch 308, § 19; SDC Supp 1960, § 59.0519.