Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 61.001. GENERAL GROUNDS.
Official statutory text
A writ of original attachment is available to a plaintiff in a suit if:
(1) the defendant is justly indebted to the plaintiff;
(2) the attachment is not sought for the purpose of injuring or harassing the defendant;
(3) the plaintiff will probably lose his debt unless the writ of attachment is issued; and
(4) specific grounds for the writ exist under Section 61.002.
(1) the defendant is justly indebted to the plaintiff;
(2) the attachment is not sought for the purpose of injuring or harassing the defendant;
(3) the plaintiff will probably lose his debt unless the writ of attachment is issued; and
(4) specific grounds for the writ exist under Section 61.002.
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