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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Trusts Act, 1882 Section 27

SEVERAL LIABILITIES OF CO-TRUSTEES . Where co-trustees jointly commit a breach of trust, or where one of them by his

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Trusts Act, 1882 Section 27 is part of Trusts Act, 1882 - SEVERAL LIABILITIES OF CO-TRUSTEES . Where co-trustees jointly commit a breach of trust, or where one of them by his. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 27: SEVERAL LIABILITIES OF CO-TRUSTEES . Where co-trustees jointly commit a breach of trust, or where one of them by his neglect enables the other to commit a breach of trust, each is liable to the beneficiary for the whole of the loss occasioned by such breach. Contribution as between co-trustees. But as between the trustees themselves, if one be less guilty than another and has had to refund the loss, the former may compel the latter, or his legal representative to the extent of the assets he has received, to make good such loss; and if all be equally guilty, any one or more of the trustees who has had to refund the loss may compel the others to contribute. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize a trustee who has been guilty of fraud to institute a suit to compel contribution.

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What does Trusts Act, 1882 Section 27 provide?

Section Section 27 of the Trusts Act, 1882 (SEVERAL LIABILITIES OF CO-TRUSTEES . Where co-trustees jointly commit a breach of trust, or where one of them by his) is reproduced on this page as part of the Trusts Act, 1882. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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