Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 33.017
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 33.017, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 33.017. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF INDEMNITY.
Official statutory text
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any rights of indemnity granted by any statute, by contract, or by common law. To the extent of any conflict between this chapter and any right to indemnification granted by statute, contract, or common law, those rights of indemnification shall prevail over the provisions of this chapter.
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