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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 15.062

COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Wyatt v. Shaw Plumbing Co. (1988)

Most recently applied in In Re County of Galveston (December 2006)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) Venue of the main action shall establish venue of a counterclaim, cross claim, or third-party claim properly joined under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or any applicable statute.

(b) If an original defendant properly joins a third-party defendant, venue shall be proper for a claim arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences by the plaintiff against the third-party defendant if the claim arises out of the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim against the original defendant.

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