Sec. 252.006. LIABILITY IN TORT AND CONTRACT. (a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilities in contract and tort.
(b) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association's contract or for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
(c) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
(d) A member of, or a person considered as a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 252 - Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations
Section 252.002. Supplementary General Principles of Law and Equity
Section 252.003. Territorial Application
Section 252.004. Real and Personal Property; Nonprofit Association as Beneficiary
Section 252.005. Statement of Authority as to Real Property
Section 252.006. Liability in Tort and Contract
Section 252.007. Capacity to Assert and Defend; Standing
Section 252.008. Effect of Judgment or Order
Section 252.009. Disposition of Personal Property of Inactive Nonprofit Association
Section 252.010. Books and Records
Section 252.011. Appointment of Agent to Receive Service of Process
Section 252.012. Claim Not Abated by Change
Section 252.013. Summons and Complaint; Service
Section 252.014. Uniformity of Application and Construction
Section 252.015. Transition Concerning Real and Personal Property
Section 252.016. Effect on Other Law