Texas Estates Code 351.054 – Authority to Commence Suits
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(a) An executor or administrator appointed in this state may commence a suit for:
(1) recovery of personal property, debts, or damages; or
(2) title to or possession of land, any right attached to or arising from that land, or an injury or damage done to that land.
(b) A judgment in a suit described by Subsection (a) is conclusive, but may be set aside by any interested person for fraud or collusion on the executor’s or administrator’s part.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 351.054
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027