Nonliability for acts of predecessor executor A trustee who was not an executor of the estate of the same decedent shall not be liable fo... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1506. Nonliability for acts of predecessor executor
A trustee who was not an executor of the estate of the same decedent shall not be liable for breach of trust committed by the executor in any of the following cases:
1. He received the assets of the trust pursuant to a final decree of the court.
2. He did not know of a situation constituting a breach of trust committed by the executor, and does not improperly permit it to continue.
3. He does not neglect to take proper steps to compel the executor to deliver trust property to him.
4. He does not neglect to take proper steps to redress a breach of trust committed by the executor.
A trustee who was not an executor of the same decedent's estate is not liable for the executor's breach of trust in any of these cases: ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.