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And when the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court hears a case on appeal, if it appears that, either before or since the appeal, the judgment or decree has been so amended, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court shall affirm the judgment or decree, unless there is other error. If it appears that the amendment ought to be, and has not been made, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court may make such amendment, and affirm in like manner the judgment or decree, unless there is other error.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1408193,"text":"No appeal shall be allowed by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court or any judge or justice thereof for any matter for which a judgment or decree is liable to be reversed or amended, on motion as aforesaid, by the court which rendered it, or the judge thereof, until such motion is made and overruled in whole or in part. And when the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court hears a case on appeal, if it appears that, either before or since the appeal, the judgment or decree has been so amended, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court shall affirm the judgment or decree, unless there is other error. 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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 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504771,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377346,"identifier":"8.01-429","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-429","url":"\/8.01-429\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-429\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-429","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action of appellate court when there might be redress under \u00a7 8.01-428","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-429","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No appeal<\/span> shall be allowed by the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme Court<\/span> or any judge<\/span> or justice thereof for any matter for which a judgment<\/span> or decree<\/span> is liable to be reversed or amended, on motion<\/span> as aforesaid, by the court<\/span> which rendered it, or the judge<\/span> thereof, until such motion<\/span> is made and overruled in whole or in part. And when the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme Court<\/span> hears a case on appeal<\/span>, if it appears that, either before or since the appeal<\/span>, the judgment<\/span> or decree<\/span> has been so amended, the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme Court<\/span> shall affirm<\/span> the judgment<\/span> or decree<\/span>, unless there is other error. If it appears that the amendment ought to be, and has not been made, the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme Court<\/span> may make such amendment, and affirm<\/span> in like manner the judgment<\/span> or decree<\/span>, unless there is other error.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION OF APPELLATE COURT WHEN THERE MIGHT BE REDRESS UNDER \u00a7 8.01-428 (\u00a7\n8.01-429)\n\nNo appeal shall be allowed by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court or any\njudge or justice thereof for any matter for which a judgment or decree is liable\nto be reversed or amended, on motion as aforesaid, by the court which rendered\nit, or the judge thereof, until such motion is made and overruled in whole or in\npart. And when the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court hears a case on appeal,\nif it appears that, either before or since the appeal, the judgment or decree\nhas been so amended, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court shall affirm the\njudgment or decree, unless there is other error. If it appears that the\namendment ought to be, and has not been made, the Court of Appeals or the\nSupreme Court may make such amendment, and affirm in like manner the judgment or\ndecree, unless there is other error.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-349; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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"}}