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Rule 746. Only Issue

TEXT

In case of forcible entry or of forcible detainer under Title 64, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, the only issue shall be as to the right to actual possession; and the merits of the title shall not be inquired into.

Source: Art. 3984, with minor textual change.

Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.

AMENDMENTS

Dec. 5, 1983, eff. April 1, 1984

July 15, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. Corrected and clarified by order of Dec. 16, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. Repealed by order of April 15, 2013, eff. Aug. 31, 2013.