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Tex. Prop. Code § 12.014 (2026)

Transfer Of Judgment Or Cause Of Action

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Sec. 12.014. TRANSFER OF JUDGMENT OR CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) A judgment or part of a judgment of a court of record or an interest in a cause of action on which suit has been filed may be sold, regardless of whether the judgment or cause of action is assignable in law or equity, if the transfer is in writing.

(b) A transfer under this section may be filed with the papers of the suit if the transfer is acknowledged or sworn to in the form and manner required by law for acknowledgement or swearing of deeds.

(c) If a transfer of a judgment is filed, the clerk shall record the transfer appropriately. If a transfer of a cause of action in which a judgment has not been rendered is filed, the clerk shall note and briefly state the substance of the transfer on the court docket at the place where the suit is entered.

(d) A transfer filed under this section is notice to and is binding on a person subsequently dealing with the judgment or cause of action.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3494, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 162, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 628 (H.B. 587), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 335 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. 2010).
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Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 335 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. 2010). · cites it 6× “See TEX. PROP.CODE § 12.014. It has value, even if that value is not always easy to measure.”
Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co., 141 S.W.3d 172 (Tex. 2004). · cites it 4× “0194(a) (describing presumption applicable to certain grants or condemnation judgments pertaining to easements held by a "common carrier pipeline, or a successor in interest to the common carrier pipeline"); TEX. PROP.CODE § 12.014 (governing transfer of a judgment or cause of…”
Com. Structures & Interiors, Inc. v. Liberty Educ. Ministries, Inc., 192 S.W.3d 827 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “See Tex. PROp.Code Ann. § 12.014 (Vernon 2004).”
Madeksho v. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols & Friend, 112 S.W.3d 679 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “[25] See Tex. Prop.Code § 12.014; Honeycutt v. Billingsley, 992 S.”
Vinson & Elkins v. Moran, 946 S.W.2d 381 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Tex. PROP.Code Ann. § 12.014(a) (Vernon 1984).”
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc. v. Haskell, 193 S.W.3d 87 (Tex. App. 2006). “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 12.014(a) (Vernon 2004).”
Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. Mktg. on Hold, Inc., 170 S.W.3d 814 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “014(a) of the Texas Property Code ( Tex. PROP. Code Ann. § 12.014 (a) (Vernon 2004)), and (c) void as against public policy.”
Wright v. Sydow, 173 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. App. 2004). “denied) (citing to TEX. PROP. CODE § 12.014). However, this general rule does not necessarily apply to legal malpractice claims.”
Pagosa Oil & Gas, L.L.C. v. Marrs & Smith P'ship, 323 S.W.3d 203 (Tex. App. 2010). “210(b) (Vernon 2009)(right to damages for breach of contract can be assigned despite agreement otherwise); TexProp. Code Ann. § 12.014(a)(Vernon Supp.”
Graco Robotics, Inc. v. Oaklawn Bank, 914 S.W.2d 633 (Tex. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “As a threshold matter, we determine if the bank’s motion to dismiss should be granted for the reason that after the suit was filed GRI allegedly assigned all of its rights and interests in the cause of action to Graco, Inc.”
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 226 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. 2007). “See Black’s Law Dictionary 258 (8th ed.2004) (defining "chose in action” to include "[p]ersonal property that one person owns but another person possesses, the owner being able to regain possession through a lawsuit”); see, e.”
Mallios v. Baker, 11 S.W.3d 157 (Tex. 2000). · cites it 2× “[3] TEX. PROP.CODE § 12.014(a) (emphasis added) (first passed in 1889 as article 6833 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes).”
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— Tex. Prop. Code § 12.014(a) — 14 cases
Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 335 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. 2010). “See TEX. PROP.CODE § 12.014. It has value, even if that value is not always easy to measure.”
Vinson & Elkins v. Moran, 946 S.W.2d 381 (Tex. App. 1997). “See Tex. PROP.Code Ann. § 12.014(a) (Vernon 1984).”
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc. v. Haskell, 193 S.W.3d 87 (Tex. App. 2006). “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 12.014(a) (Vernon 2004).”
Pagosa Oil & Gas, L.L.C. v. Marrs & Smith P'ship, 323 S.W.3d 203 (Tex. App. 2010). “210(b) (Vernon 2009)(right to damages for breach of contract can be assigned despite agreement otherwise); TexProp. Code Ann. § 12.014(a)(Vernon Supp.”
Mallios v. Baker, 11 S.W.3d 157 (Tex. 2000). “[3] TEX. PROP.CODE § 12.014(a) (emphasis added) (first passed in 1889 as article 6833 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes).”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 12.014(b) — 2 cases
Detering Co. v. Green, 989 S.W.2d 479 (Tex. App. 1999).
Woodrow W. Miller, Assignee of Judgments 2 Cash, LLC v. Royal ISD, Waller Cnty. & Waller-Harris ESD200 (Tex. App. 2015).
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