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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377369</law_id><section_number>8.01-442</section_number><catch_line>In joint actions on contract plaintiff, though barred as to some, may have judgment against others</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="33" identifier="17">Judgments and Decrees Generally</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">When There Are Several Defendants</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In an <span class="dictionary">action</span> or <span class="dictionary">motion</span>, founded on <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, against two or more <span class="dictionary">defendants</span>, although the <span class="dictionary">plaintiff</span> may be barred as to one or more of them, yet he may have <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> against any other or others of the <span class="dictionary">defendants</span>, against whom he is not so barred.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-367; 1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
