Thursday, August 20, 2009

TRCP1: Purpose of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Tex. R. Civ. P.

Questions about TRCP Rule 1: What is the purpose / objective / intent of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules that govern civil lawsuits / proceedings?

TEXT OF RULE 1. OBJECTIVE OF RULES

The proper objective of rules of civil procedure is to obtain a just, fair, equitable and impartial adjudication of the rights of litigants under established principles of substantive law. To the end that this objective may be attained with as great expedition and dispatch and at the least expense both to the litigants and to the state as may be practicable, these rules shall be given a liberal construction.

RELATED SEARCH TERMS AND CONCEPTS: Statutory construction, interpretation of the procedural rules, rules of civil procedure

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