2009 Texas Code
PROPERTY CODE
TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES
CHAPTER 25. TRIAL OF RIGHT OF PROPERTY
PROPERTY CODE
TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES
CHAPTER 25. TRIAL OF RIGHT OF PROPERTY
Sec. 25.001. JURISDICTION. A trial of the right of property is
an action that applies only to personal property. A trial of the
right of property must be tried in a court with jurisdiction of
the amount in controversy.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3516, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1,
1984.
Sec. 25.002. DAMAGES. If a claimant in a trial of the right of
property does not establish a right to the property, the court
shall adjudge damages against the obligors in the claimant's bond
equal to 10 percent of the lesser of:
(1) the property's value; or
(2) the amount claimed under the writ levied against the
property.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3517, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1,
1984.
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