(a) This chapter applies only to tort actions.
(b) This chapter does not apply if a right of contribution, indemnity, or recovery between defendants is provided by other statute or by common law.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 32.001
APPLICATION
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Musick, Peeler & Garrett v. Employers Ins. of Wausau (1993)
Most recently applied in Coastal Agricultural Supply, Inc. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (July 2014)
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.