South Dakota Statutes

§ 55-2-9 — Liability of trustee mingling trust property with his own.

South Dakota § 55-2-9

JurisdictionSouth Dakota

Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS

Ch. 55-2DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF TRUSTEES

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 55-2-9 (2026).

Text

A trustee who willfully and unnecessarily mingles the trust property with his own so as to constitute himself in appearance its absolute owner is liable for its safety in all events.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 59.0114.

Nearby Sections

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§ 55-1-1

Purposes for which trust may be created.

§ 55-1-10

Transfer of real property to one for money paid by another--Trust presumed.

§ 55-1-11

Implied trust--Declaration by court of equity.

§ 55-1-12

Trustor, trustee, beneficiary, power of appointment, and person defined.

§ 55-1-13

Voluntary trustee--Assumption of relationship.

§ 55-1-14

Interest in existing trust--Transfer by operation of law or written instrument.

§ 55-1-15

Certain trusts not terminated upon trustor's death.

§ 55-1-2

Trusts classified.

§ 55-1-20

Trusts for noncharitable purposes.

§ 55-1-21

Trust for care of animal, care of other property, or other lawful noncharitable purpose.

§ 55-1-21.1

Termination of trust for care of animal.

§ 55-1-21.10

Trustee may not use principal and income other than for trust's purposes.

§ 55-1-21.11

Co-enforcer appointment--Powers.

§ 55-1-21.2

Judicial reduction of property transferred to trustee if trust corpus exceeds amount required for intended purposes.

§ 55-1-21.3

Court order where fulfillment of purposes are impossible, inexpedient, or unlawful.

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