Rule 723.Docketing Cause
Last verified June 28, 2026
In one sentenceRule 723 directs the clerk or justice, when a bond for the trial of the right of property is returned, to docket the cause in the names of the plaintiff in the writ and the claimant.
Full Text of Rule 723
Whenever any bond for the trial of the right of property shall be returned, the clerk of the court, or such justice of the peace, shall docket the same in the original writ proceeding in the name of the plaintiff in the writ as the plaintiff, and the claimant of the property as intervening claimant.
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Plain-English Summary
Rule 723 sets up the case. Whenever a bond for the trial of the right of property is returned, the clerk of the court, or the justice of the peace, dockets the cause in the name of the plaintiff in the writ as plaintiff and the claimant of the property as intervening claimant, so the dispute over the property can be tried.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a trial of the right of property docketed in Texas?
In the names of the plaintiff in the writ and the claimant (Rule 723).
What role does the claimant have once the case is docketed under Rule 723?
The claimant is docketed as the intervening claimant, opposite the plaintiff in the original writ.
Who dockets the case under Rule 723?
The clerk of the court, or the justice of the peace, once the bond for the trial of the right of property is returned.
Source & verification. Rule text and the official Notes and Comments are reproduced verbatim from the
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Tex. R. Civ. P. 723), published by the Texas Judicial Branch (txcourts.gov).
Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas. The plain-English summary is original and draws on official sources. Last verified June 28, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: docketing cause trial of right of propertyopening a trial of right of property caseclaimant listed as intervening claimantclerk dockets property claim caseTRCP 723