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      Sec. 45a-204. (Formerly Sec. 45-89). Investments may be maintained as received. Trust funds received by executors, trustees, guardians or conservators may be kept invested in the securities received by them, unless it is otherwise ordered by the Court of Probate or unless the instrument under which such trust was created directs that a change of investments shall be made, and the fiduciaries thereof shall not be liable for any loss that may occur by depreciation of such securities.

      (1949 Rev., S. 6894; P.A. 80-476, S. 187.)

      History: P.A. 80-476 substituted "fiduciaries" for "trustees"; Sec. 45-89 transferred to Sec. 45a-204 in 1991.

      See Sec. 45a-199 for definition of "fiduciary".

      Annotations to former section 45-89:

      Cited. 67 C. 195; 122 C. 386. Reasonable prudence to prevent loss is required. 76 C. 564; 115 C. 26. Statute does not apply where will directs replacement of investments. 79 C. 559. Borrowing to close out testator's margin accounts and protect securities pledged by him, sustained. 117 C. 582. Reorganization involving exchange of stock for shares of new corporation held not such a change as to prevent trustees from holding the new shares. 118 C. 509. Cited. 149 C. 349.

      Cited. 22 CS 162.