Texas § CP.17.002 - SUIT AGAINST ESTATE FOR LAND TITLE

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§ CP.17.002. SUIT AGAINST ESTATE FOR LAND TITLE

SUIT AGAINST ESTATE FOR LAND TITLE. In a suit against the estate of a decedent involving the title to real property, the executor or administrator, if any, and the heirs must be made parties defendant. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

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