Tex. R. Civ. P. 163 · 7. Abatement and Discontinuance of Suit
DISMISSAL AS TO PARTIES SERVED, ETC.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
When it will not prejudice another party, the plaintiff may dismiss his suit as to one or more of several parties who were served with process, or who have answered, but no such dismissal shall in any case, be allowed as to a principal obligor, except in the cases provided for by statute.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 103)
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- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
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