This is the 2026 edition of the code. This is the current edition. It was last updated Aug 02, 2026. Browse all editions.

§ 8.01-33 Equitable relief in certain cases

A court shall not grant equitable relief in a suit upon a bond, note, or writing, by an assignee or holder thereof, unless it appears that the plaintiff had no adequate remedy thereon at law.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 8-518. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 617; in 2005, chapter 681.

Code 1950, § 8-518; 1977, c. 617; 2005, c. 681.

Download