Opinion ID: 1991120
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Pre-appointment Payment

Text: [¶ 17] The court also ordered repayment of the pre-appointment payment, which was made from assets of the corporation before Edwin was appointed as co-personal representative. Liability of a personal representative to the estate pursuant to section 3-712 applies to actions taken while in a fiduciary position and capacity. See 18-A M.R.S. § 3-712 (noting that the personal representative is liable to interested persons for damage or loss resulting from breach of his fiduciary duty ) (emphasis added); 18-A M.R.S. § 3-701 (stating that [t]he duties and powers of a personal representative commence upon his appointment). Because section 3-712 does not authorize the court to order repayment of assets by one not acting in a fiduciary capacity, the court also erred in ordering Edwin to repay the pre-appointment payment.