South Dakota Statutes

§ 55-4-4 — Liability of trustee not joining in exercise of power.

South Dakota § 55-4-4
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS
Ch. 55-4UNIFORM TRUSTS ACT

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S.D. Codified Laws § 55-4-4 (2026).

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No trustee who has not joined in exercising a power shall be liable to the beneficiaries or to others for the consequences of such exercise, nor shall a dissenting trustee be liable for the consequences of an act in which he joins at the direction of the majority trustees, if he expressed his dissent in writing to any of his cotrustees at or before the time of such joinder.

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Related

Matter of Hadleigh D. Hyde Trust
458 N.W.2d 802 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1990)
5 case citations
O'Brien v. Gridley
458 N.W.2d 802 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1990)
2 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1943, ch 308, § 11; SDC Supp 1960, § 59.0511 (1).

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