Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.067

CLAIM INCURRED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN THIS STATE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commercial Credit & Control Data Corp. v. Wheeler (1988)

Most recently applied in Commercial Credit & Control Data Corp. v. Wheeler (June 1988)

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

(a) A person may not bring an action to recover a claim against a person who has moved to this state if the claim is barred by the law of limitations of the state or country from which the person came.

(b) A person may not bring an action to recover money from a person who has moved to this state and who was released from its payment by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the state or country from which the person came.

(c) A demand that is against a person who has moved to this state and was incurred prior to his arrival in this state is not barred by the law of limitations until the person has lived in this state for 12 months. This subsection does not affect the application of Subsections (a) and (b).

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