In a suit against the estate of a decedent involving the title to real property, the executor or administrator, if any, and the heirs must be made parties defendant.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 17.002
SUIT AGAINST ESTATE FOR LAND TITLE
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Gomez v. ITT Educational Services, Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in Gomez v. ITT Educational Services, Inc. (April 2002)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.