Gavvy: Gov’t Code, Sec. 24.009. Jurisdictional Amount If Parties Properly Join in One Suit.

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Sec. 24.009. Jurisdictional Amount If Parties Properly Join in One Suit.

Sec. 24.009. JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT IF PARTIES PROPERLY JOIN IN ONE SUIT. If two or more persons originally and properly join in one suit, the suit for jurisdictional purposes is treated as if one party is suing for the aggregate amount of all their claims added together, excluding interest and costs. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

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