Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.051
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.051, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 64.051. APPLICATION OF FUNDS; PREFERENCES.
Official statutory text
(a) A receiver shall apply the earnings of property held in receivership to the payment of the following claims in the order listed:
(1) court costs of suit;
(2) wages of employees due by the receiver;
(3) debts owed for materials and supplies purchased by the receiver for the improvement of the property held as receiver;
(4) debts due for improvements made during the receivership to the property held as receiver;
(5) claims and accounts against the receiver on contracts made by the receiver, personal injury claims and claims for stock against the receiver accruing during the receivership, and judgments rendered against the receiver for personal injuries and for stock killed; and
(6) judgments recovered in suits brought before the receiver was appointed.
(b) Claims listed in this section have a preference lien on the earnings of the property held by the receiver.
(c) The court shall ensure that the earnings are paid in the order of preference listed in this section.
(1) court costs of suit;
(2) wages of employees due by the receiver;
(3) debts owed for materials and supplies purchased by the receiver for the improvement of the property held as receiver;
(4) debts due for improvements made during the receivership to the property held as receiver;
(5) claims and accounts against the receiver on contracts made by the receiver, personal injury claims and claims for stock against the receiver accruing during the receivership, and judgments rendered against the receiver for personal injuries and for stock killed; and
(6) judgments recovered in suits brought before the receiver was appointed.
(b) Claims listed in this section have a preference lien on the earnings of the property held by the receiver.
(c) The court shall ensure that the earnings are paid in the order of preference listed in this section.
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