(1) A statutory trust may sue and be sued in its own name.
(2) A beneficial owner or a trustee of a statutory trust shall not be a proper party to a proceeding by or against a statutory trust solely by reason of being a beneficial owner or trustee of the statutory trust except if the object of the proceeding is to enforce a beneficial owner’s or trustee’s right against or liability to the statutory trust or as otherwise provided in a governing instrument.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 386A.3-060

  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(3) A beneficial owner or a trustee of a statutory trust shall not be a proper party to a proceeding by or against a series or the property associated therewith solely by reason of being a beneficial owner or trustee associated with the series except if the object of the proceeding is to enforce a beneficial owner’s or trustee’s right against or liability to the series or as otherwise provided in a governing instrument.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 21, effective July 12, 2012.