Texas Property Code 21.017 – Alternative Pleadings
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(a) This state, a political subdivision of this state, a person, an association of persons, or a corporation that is a party to a suit covered by § 21.003 of this code by petition, cross-bill, or plea of intervention may assert a claim to the property or, alternatively, seek to condemn the property.
(b) A plea under this section is not an admission of an adverse party’s title to the property in controversy.
Terms Used In Texas Property Code 21.017
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005