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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.003

This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.003, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.

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§ 31.003. JUDGMENT AGAINST PARTNERSHIP.

Official statutory text

If a suit is against several partners who are jointly indebted under a contract and citation has been served on at least one but not all of the partners, the court may render judgment against the partnership and against the partners who were actually served, but may not award a personal judgment or execution against any partner who was not served.

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