The Texas Property Code authorizes the correction of a material error in a recorded original instrument of conveyance—for example, a deed—by agreement. See Tex. Prop. Code § 5.029. To be effective, the instrument correcting the error must be executed by each party to the original instrument “or, if applicable, a party’s heirs, successors, or assigns.” …
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When involved in a boundary dispute, a landowner needs to know their legal rights and remedies, as well as the rights and remedies available to the party with whom the landowner is having a dispute. Adverse possession is a fairly well-known avenue for obtaining legal right to another’s real property, but a lesser-known method of …
Generally, a breach of contract claim cannot lead to a court awarding any sort of punitive damages (also referred to as exemplary damages). As the name suggests, punitive damages are used by courts to punish offenders beyond what is required to make the injured party whole. As courts are more likely to award punitive damages …
