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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.022

EFFECT OF DISABILITY

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Liggett v. Blocher (1993)

Most recently applied in Ad Villarai, LLC v. Chan Il Pak (May 2017)

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

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, a person is under a legal disability if the person is:

(1) younger than 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person is married;

(2) of unsound mind; or

(3) serving in the United States Armed Forces during time of war.

(b) If a person entitled to sue for the recovery of real property or entitled to make a defense based on the title to real property is under a legal disability at the time title to the property vests or adverse possession commences, the time of the disability is not included in a limitations period.

(c) Except as provided by Sections 16.027 and 16.028, after the termination of the legal disability, a person has the same time to present a claim that is allowed to others under this chapter.

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