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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1506771,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376784,"identifier":"8.01-123","token":"8.01\/3\/12\/8.01-123","url":"\/8.01-123\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-123\/","token":"8.01\/3\/12\/8.01-123","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recovery of damages sustained for property withheld during appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-123","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a judgment<\/span> for specific personal property is affirmed<\/span> by an appellate<\/span> court<\/span>, or an injunction<\/span> to such judgment<\/span> is dissolved, the person<\/span> who is entitled to execution of such judgment<\/span>, or who would be entitled if execution had not been had, may, on motion<\/span> to the court<\/span> from which such execution has issued, or might issue<\/span>, after fifteen days’ notice to the defendant<\/span> or his personal representative, have a jury<\/span> impaneled to ascertain the damages<\/span> sustained by reason of the detention of such property, subsequent to such judgment<\/span>, or if it was on a verdict<\/span>, subsequent to such verdict<\/span>; and judgment<\/span> shall be rendered for the damages<\/span>, if any, so ascertained.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECOVERY OF DAMAGES SUSTAINED FOR PROPERTY WITHHELD DURING APPEAL (\u00a7 8.01-123)\n\nWhen a judgment for specific personal property is affirmed by an appellate\ncourt, or an injunction to such judgment is dissolved, the person who is\nentitled to execution of such judgment, or who would be entitled if execution\nhad not been had, may, on motion to the court from which such execution has\nissued, or might issue, after fifteen days’ notice to the defendant or his\npersonal representative, have a jury impaneled to ascertain the damages\nsustained by reason of the detention of such property, subsequent to such\njudgment, or if it was on a verdict, subsequent to such verdict; and judgment\nshall be rendered for the damages, if any, so ascertained.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-595; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}