Virginia § 8.01-143 - When there may be several judgments against defendants
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§ 8.01-143. When there may be several judgments against defendants
If the action be against several defendants, and it appear on the trial that any of them occupy distinct parcels in severalty or jointly, and that other defendants possess other parcels in severalty or jointly, the plaintiff may recover several judgments against them, for the parcels so held by one or more of the defendants, separately from others.
Code 1950, § 8-813; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-143 ("When there may be several judgments against defendants") 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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