RS 9:2204: Liability of successor trustee

A trustee shall not be liable to a beneficiary for a breach of trust committed by a predecessor trustee, unless he:

(1) Knows or should know of a situation constituting a breach of trust committed by his predecessor and improperly permits it to continue; or

(2) Neglects to take proper steps to compel the predecessor to deliver the trust property to him; or

(3) Neglects to take proper steps to redress a breach of trust committed by the predecessor.