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Rule 64. Amended Instrument

TEXT

The party amending shall point out the instrument amended, as "original petition,” or "plaintiff's first supplemental petition," or as "original answer," or "defendant's first supplemental answer" or other instrument filed by the party and shall amend by filing a substitute therefor, entire and complete in itself, indorsed "amended original petition," or, "amended first supplemental petition," or "amended original answer," or "amended first supplemental answer," accordingly as said instruments of pleading are designated.

Source: Texas Rule 13 (for District and County Courts).

Change: Other than minor textual changes, the only alteration in the omission of the requirement that the amendment point out the date of the instrument amended.

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