The trustee has the power to prosecute or defend actions, claims, or proceedings for the protection of trust property and of the trustee in the performance of the trustee’s duties.
Cal. Prob. Code § 16249
Specific Powers of Trustees
Known as the Trust Law
The act spans §§ 15000–19403 (351 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 222 Cal. App. 4th 303 - Stueve Bros. Farms v. Berger Kahn (2013)
Most recently applied in Cobb v. City of Stockton (In re City of Stockton) (December 2018)
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 49, Sec. 5
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.