Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7910 (2026)

Personal liability of trustee; limitation.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE

Act 386 of 1998

700.7910 Personal liability of trustee; limitation.

Sec. 7910.

(1) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the trust estate unless the trustee fails to reveal the trustee's representative capacity.

(2) A trustee is personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership or control of the trust estate property or for a tort committed in the course of administration of the trust estate only if the trustee is personally at fault.

(3) A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of the trust estate, or on a tort committed in the course of trust administration may be asserted against the trust estate by proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.

(4) The question of liability as between the trust estate and the trustee individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge, or indemnification or in another appropriate proceeding.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 325, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010

Compiler's Notes:

Enacting section 1 of Act 325 of 2010 provides:

"Enacting section 1. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this amendatory act takes effect April 1, 2010.

"(2) Section 3207 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3207, as amended by this amendatory act, takes effect on the date this amendatory act is enacted into law."

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2022 · leading case: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Larry Winget, 942 F.3d 748 (6th Cir. 2019).

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Larry Winget, 942 F.3d 748 (6th Cir. 2019). “, Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7910 (3); Bankers’ Tr.”

In Re William James Ross IV Irrevocable Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “Breer argued that the language of the October 15 order did not prohibit holding LeRoux personally liable for the sanctions and that MCL 700.7910(2) authorized holding a trustee personal liability for trust obligations, such as the sanctions, if the trustee is personally at fault.”

ArcelorMittal Plate LLC v. Lapeer Indus., Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7910 (3); see also Church Joint Venture, LP v.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7910(2) — 1 case

In Re William James Ross IV Irrevocable Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Breer argued that the language of the October 15 order did not prohibit holding LeRoux personally liable for the sanctions and that MCL 700.7910(2) authorized holding a trustee personal liability for trust obligations, such as the sanctions, if the trustee is personally at fault.”

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