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  • 03-27-2008, 08:19 AM
    Swenny
    Statute Of Limitations For Debt Collection Tx
    I am owed money ($2,000) by a pro sports team located outside of TX. I invoiced the team almost 3 years ago and they refuse to pay, and in fact the team denies any association with me. ( I have documentation that my invoice is legit including a printout of their website with my mentioning my name as a suppplier of goods).

    My question- what is the statute of limitations for my claim? It says on the dallas county website the statute of limitations for small claims is 2-4 years, but there are no details. I understand I will need to have the team served properly (I have their agent for service info etc out of state) and that I will likely need to seize their property when the team returns to Dallas. (The team does not play here every year)

    thanks,
    S
  • 03-27-2008, 08:40 AM
    Happy Trails
    Re: Statute Of Limitations For Debt Collection Tx
    Four years...

    § 16.004. FOUR-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person must bring suit on the following actions not later than four years after the day the cause of action accrues:
    (1) specific performance of a contract for the conveyance of real property;
    (2) penalty or damages on the penal clause of a bond to convey real property;
    (3) debt;
    (4) fraud; or
    (5) breach of fiduciary duty.
    (b) A person must bring suit on the bond of an executor, administrator, or guardian not later than four years after the day of the death, resignation, removal, or discharge of the executor, administrator, or guardian.
    (c) A person must bring suit against his partner for a settlement of partnership accounts, and must bring an action on an open or stated account, or on a mutual and current account concerning the trade of merchandise between merchants or their agents or factors, not later than four years after the day that the cause of action accrues. For purposes of this subsection, the cause of action accrues on the day that the dealings in which the parties were interested together cease.
  • 03-27-2008, 09:47 AM
    Swenny
    Re: Statute Of Limitations For Debt Collection Tx
    Thank you very much for your post! I spent hours on the phone with dallas county and got nowhere.
    Swenny
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