CHAPTER 6. Release

Chapter 6 enacted 1872.

§§ 1541–1543 · 4 sections

• § 1541 An obligation is extinguished by a release therefrom given to the debtor or the released party by the creditor or releasing party, upon a new consideration, or…
• § 1542 A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing…
• § 1542.1 Notwithstanding Section 1542, a provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05, or its officers, employees, agents, or subcontractors, shall release the…
• § 1543 A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect…