Idaho Code § 15-3-712
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15-3-712 IMPROPER EXERCISE OF POWER — BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.
Official statutory text
PART 7.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
15-3-712. Improper exercise of power — Breach of fiduciary duty. If the exercise of power concerning the estate is improper, the personal representative is liable to interested persons for damage or loss resulting from breach of his fiduciary duty to the same extent as a trustee of an express trust. The rights of purchasers and others dealing with a personal representative shall be determined as provided in sections 15-3-713 and 15-3-714 of this Part.
History:
[I.C., sec. 15-3-712, as added by 1971, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 233.]
DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
15-3-712. Improper exercise of power — Breach of fiduciary duty. If the exercise of power concerning the estate is improper, the personal representative is liable to interested persons for damage or loss resulting from breach of his fiduciary duty to the same extent as a trustee of an express trust. The rights of purchasers and others dealing with a personal representative shall be determined as provided in sections 15-3-713 and 15-3-714 of this Part.
History:
[I.C., sec. 15-3-712, as added by 1971, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 233.]
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