Section 18004 Of Chapter 1. Liability Of Trustee To Third Persons From California Probate Code >> Division 9. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 1.

. A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's representative capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administration of the trust may be asserted against the trust by proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's representative capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable on the claim.