Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 18.061 — COMMUNICATIONS OF SYMPATHY
CP § 18.061Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 18. EVIDENCE · Art. C. ADMISSIBILITY
Statute text
View on source(a)A court in a civil action may not admit a communication that:
(1)expresses sympathy or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of an individual involved in an accident;
(2)is made to the individual or a person related to the individual within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code; and
(3)is offered to prove liability of the communicator in relation to the individual.
(b)In this section, "communication" means:
(1)a statement;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 673, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.