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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 15.092

CONTRACT

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Giroir v. Mbank Dallas, N.A. (1987)

Most recently applied in National Family Care Life Insurance Co. v. Fletcher (October 2001)

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

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a suit on a written contract that promises performance at a particular place may be brought in the county and precinct in which the contract was to be performed.

(b) A suit on an oral or written contract for labor actually performed may be brought in the county and precinct in which the labor was performed.

(c) A suit by a creditor on a contract for goods, services, or loans intended primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural use may be brought only in the county and precinct in which the contract was signed or in which the defendant resides.

(d) A contract described by Subsection (c) may not waive the venue provided by that subsection.

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