Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 86.003
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 86.003, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 86.003. DERIVATIVE CLAIMS.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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