Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
GBS General Business |
Article 23-B. TRANSACTIONS WITH OR BY FIDUCIARIES |
Section 359-I. Definitions
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1. In this article unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: "Bank" includes any person or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking. "Fiduciary" includes a trustee under any trust, expressed, implied, resulting or constructive, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, curator, committee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the benefit of creditors, partner, agent, officer of a corporation, public or private, public officer, or any other person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate. "Person" includes a corporation, partnership, or other association, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. "Principal" includes any person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an obligation. 2. An act is done "in good faith" when it is done in fact honestly, whether it be done negligently or not.