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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 617; in 2018, chapter 255<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1506801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376806,"identifier":"8.01-130","token":"8.01\/3\/13\/8.01-130","url":"\/8.01-130\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-130\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13\/8.01-130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judgment not to bar action of trespass, ejectment, or unlawful detainer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No judgment<\/span> in an action<\/span> brought under the provisions of this article shall bar any action<\/span> of trespass, ejectment, or unlawful detainer<\/span> between the same parties, nor shall any such judgment<\/span> or verdict<\/span> be conclusive, in any such future action<\/span>, of the facts<\/span> therein found.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDGMENT NOT TO BAR ACTION OF TRESPASS, EJECTMENT, OR UNLAWFUL DETAINER (\u00a7\n8.01-130)\n\nNo judgment in an action brought under the provisions of this article shall bar\nany action of trespass, ejectment, or unlawful detainer between the same\nparties, nor shall any such judgment or verdict be conclusive, in any such\nfuture action, of the facts therein found.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-795; 1977, c. 617; 2018, c. 255.","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"}}