(a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of the statutory trust, the beneficial owners of a statutory trust shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to shareholders of domestic corporations.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 34-523

  • 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.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a statutory trust, a trustee, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any person other than the statutory trust or a beneficial owner for any act, omission or obligation of the statutory trust or any trustee thereof.

(c) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a statutory trust, an officer, employee, manager or other person acting pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of section 34-517, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any person other than the statutory trust or a beneficial owner for any act, omission or obligation of the statutory trust or any trustee thereof.