Virginia § 55.1-119 - When person not a party, etc., may take or sue under instrument
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§ 55.1-119. When person not a party, etc., may take or sue under instrument
An immediate estate or interest in or the benefit of a condition respecting any estate may be taken by a person under an instrument, although he is not a party to such instrument; and if a covenant or promise is made for the benefit, in whole or in part, of a person with whom it is not made, or with whom it is made jointly with others, such person, whether named in the instrument or not, may maintain in his own name any action thereon that he might maintain as though it had been made with him only and the consideration had moved from him to the party making such covenant or promise. In such action, the covenantor or promisor shall be permitted to make all defenses he may have, not only against the covenantee or promisee, but also against such beneficiary.
Code 1919, § 5143; Code 1950, § 55-22; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-119 ("When person not a party, etc., may take or sue under instrument") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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