An acknowledgment of the justness of a claim that appears to be barred by limitations is not admissible in evidence to defeat the law of limitations if made after the time that the claim is due unless the acknowledgment is in writing and is signed by the party to be charged.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.065
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CLAIM
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case MMP, Ltd. v. Jones (1986)
Most recently applied in Brian DeRoeck, Melinda Young, and Kathryn Boykin, as Co-Trustees of the Walter A. DeRoeck QTIP Trust, Assignee of Texas Capital Bank National Association v. DHM Ventures, LLC James W. Moritz And Nathan W. Halsey (June 2019)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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