Originally Posted by Tobra
Dead men file no lawsuits. If they are alive, they would file a civil suit against me. There is no way someone is going to get me to pay them for defending myself against them.
Yeah they do, the lawsuit they bring is called a survival action (because the lawsuit survives the decedent) and the suit their family brings is called a wrongful death action.
Of course, as long as it's in your house and the attacker doesn't live there, you can blaze away. Plus you're in TX, so most likely if they're anywhere near your house or look at you funny, you can probably kill them.