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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376819</law_id><section_number>8.01-142</section_number><catch_line>Verdict when action against several defendants</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="15" identifier="14">Ejectment</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the <span class="dictionary">action</span> be against several <span class="dictionary">defendants</span>, and a joint <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of all be proved, and the <span class="dictionary">plaintiff</span> be entitled to a <span class="dictionary">verdict</span>, it shall be against all, whether they pleaded separately or jointly.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-812; 1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
