{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-62.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 62.044","heading":"COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM FOR WRONGFUL SEQUESTRATION.","body":"(a) If a writ is dissolved, any action for damages for wrongful sequestration must be brought as a compulsory counterclaim.\n(b) In addition to damages, the party who sought dissolution of the writ may recover reasonable attorney's fees incurred in dissolution of the writ.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 3. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES","CHAPTER 62. SEQUESTRATION","SUBCHAPTER C. DISSOLUTION AND REPLEVY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.62.htm#62.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"46710b28ea28002eeafb49710a0fbcb664bc7ce59c9eb428f42d3ed4d6f18e3c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-62.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-62.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}