{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-701.1010","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 701.1010","heading":"Limitation on personal liability of trustee.","body":"(1) Except as 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 administering the trust if the trustee in the contract disclosed the fiduciary capacity.\n(2) A trustee is personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust, or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the trustee is personally at fault.","path":["Chs. 700-711, Property","Chapter 701 Trusts","SUBCHAPTER X LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTSOF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/701.1010","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:34Z","sha256":"172e3e798668d8125efed15088dd9bd6ee1be5caa53667eaae95bc7fa86e5b9e","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-701.1009","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-701.1011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}