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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 7-306 (2026)

Personal liability of trustee to 3rd parties

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 618, §B11 (RP). PL 2003, c. 618, §B20 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2006 · leading case: Gen. Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Lee Castonguay, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Charles Kilmer Alex G. Sieben, 984 F.2d 1518 (9th Cir. 1993).
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Gen. Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Lee Castonguay, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Charles Kilmer Alex G. Sieben, 984 F.2d 1518 (9th Cir. 1993). “730; Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. tit. 18-A, § 7-306; Mass.”
Maine Shipyard & Marine Ry. v. Lilley, 2000 ME 9 (Me. 2000). · cites it 2× “Lilley asserts that the court erred because it found liability pursuant to 18-A M.R.S.A. § 7-306 (1998) and that his conduct does not fall within the statute.”
Bay of Naples Condo. Ass'n v. Lewis, 582 A.2d 1210 (Me. 1990). “See Restatement (Second) of Trusts § 264 (1959); see also 18-A M.R.S.A. § 7-306(b) (1981) (limiting liability to those torts for which the trustee is personally at fault).”
Est. of Silsby, 914 A.2d 703 (Me. 2006). “[¶ 23] Pursuant to 18-A M.R.S.A. § 7-306, a trustee could be held personally liable for torts committed in the course of trust administration.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 7-306(a) — 1 case
Maine Shipyard & Marine Ry. v. Lilley, 2000 ME 9 (Me. 2000). “Lilley asserts that the court erred because it found liability pursuant to 18-A M.R.S.A. § 7-306 (1998) and that his conduct does not fall within the statute.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 7-306(b) — 1 case
Bay of Naples Condo. Ass'n v. Lewis, 582 A.2d 1210 (Me. 1990). “See Restatement (Second) of Trusts § 264 (1959); see also 18-A M.R.S.A. § 7-306(b) (1981) (limiting liability to those torts for which the trustee is personally at fault).”
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