South Dakota Codified Laws 55-4-21. Action on contract against trustee–Personal liability of trustee
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The plaintiff in an action pursuant to § 55-4-19 may also hold the trustee who made the contract personally liable on such contract, if the contract does not exclude such personal liability. The addition of the word “trustee” or the words “as trustee” after the signature of a trustee to a contract shall be deemed prima facie evidence of an intent to exclude the trustee from personal liability.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-4-21
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- 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, § 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 59.0512 (3).