Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 9.001. Definitions
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§ 9.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Claimant" means a party, including a plaintiff,
counterclaimant, cross-claimant, third-party plaintiff, or
intervenor, seeking recovery of damages. In an action in which a
party seeks recovery of damages for injury to another person,
damage to the property of another person, death of another person,
or other harm to another person, "claimant" includes both that
other person and the party seeking recovery of damages.
(2) "Defendant" means a party, including a
counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant, from
whom a claimant seeks relief.
(3) "Groundless" means:
(A) no basis in fact; or
(B) not warranted by existing law or a good faith
argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing
law.
(4) "Pleading" includes a motion.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, § 2.01, eff.
Sept. 2, 1987.
Section: 7.001 7.002 7.003 7.011 7.021 8.01 8.02 9.001 9.002 9.003 9.004 9.011 9.012 9.013 9.014
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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