CHAPTER 10 - 10-3 Types of Admissions

• Jurisdiction: United States

10-3 Types of Admissions

There are two types of admissions: "express" and "deemed." An express admission is one in which the responding party expressly admits the request, in whole or in part, in its answer. A "deemed" admission occurs when the responding party fails to timely respond to the request⁴¹ or when a trial court, in ruling on a motion regarding the sufficiency of a response to a request for admission, deems the request admitted because the response does not comply with Texas Rule 198's requirements.⁴²

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^[41] See Chapter 10, sections 10-2 and 10-5:9 (discussing deemed admissions).

^[42] See Chapter 10, section 10-8 (discussing motions to test the sufficiency of responses to...