Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 16.062 – Effect of Death
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(a) The death of a person against whom or in whose favor there may be a cause of action suspends the running of an applicable statute of limitations for 12 months after the death.
(b) If an executor or administrator of a decedent‘s estate qualifies before the expiration of the period provided by this section, the statute of limitations begins to run at the time of the qualification.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 16.062
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.