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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure / Rule 31

TRCP 31: Surety not to be sued alone

Follow the alternative prerequisites for suing a surety and the separate legal exceptions.

TRCP 31, illustrated

Texas Rule 31: Surety not to be sued alone. Poster 1 of 1.
Rule 31 — poster 1 of 1

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No surety shall be sued unless his principal is joined with him, or unless a judgment has previously been rendered against his principal, except in cases otherwise provided for in the law and these rules.

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