Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 12.006

PLAINTIFF'S COSTS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Walker & Associates Surveying, Inc. v. Roberts (2010)

Most recently applied in Nancy Alanis v. US Bank National Association as Successor Trustee to Bank of America National Association, as Successor by Merger to One LaSalle Bank, N.A. as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 2006-HE6 (November 2015)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 16, eff

(a) The court shall award the plaintiff the costs of bringing the action if:

(1) the plaintiff prevails; and

(2) the court finds that the defendant, at the time the defendant caused the recorded document to be recorded or filed, knew or should have known that the recorded document is fraudulent, as described by Section 51.901(c), Government Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, the costs of bringing the action include all court costs, attorney's fees, and related expenses of bringing the action, including investigative expenses.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.