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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 71.021 — SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION

CP § 71.021Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 71. WRONGFUL DEATH; SURVIVAL; INJURIES OCCURRING OUT OF STATE · Art. B. SURVIVAL

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(a)A cause of action for personal injury to the health, reputation, or person of an injured person does not abate because of the death of the injured person or because of the death of a person liable for the injury.
(b)A personal injury action survives to and in favor of the heirs, legal representatives, and estate of the injured person. The action survives against the liable person and the person's legal representatives.
(c)The suit may be instituted and prosecuted as if the liable person were alive.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.021 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.