Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 86.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 86.003 - Derivative Claims

Section 86.002 applies to a claim for damages made by a claimant other than a convicted person if:

(1) the claimant's right to recovery results from an injury to a convicted person, including a claim for the wrongful death of the convicted person or a claim for loss of consortium with or loss of the companionship of the convicted person; and

(2) the convicted person's right to recovery would be barred under Section 86.002.

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 86.003

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 1, eff. 8/28/1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 87.003 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(8), eff. 9/1/1997.