Virginia § 8.01-18 When suit discontinued unless revived

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-18 — When suit discontinued unless revived

Virginia § 8.01-18

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 2PARTIES

Art. 3DEATH OR CHANGE OF PARTIES

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-18 (2026).

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If the committee, personal representative, heir, or devisee of the plaintiff or appellant who was a party, or of the decedent whose personal representative was plaintiff or appellant, shall not make a motion for substitution of parties under the applicable Rules of Court within a reasonable time after there may have been a suggestion on the record of the fact making such motion proper, the suit of such plaintiff or appellant shall be discontinued, unless good cause be shown to the contrary.

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If the committee, personal representative, heir, or devisee of the plaintiff or appellant who was a party, or of the decedent whose personal representative was plaintiff or appellant, shall not make a motion for substitution of parties under the applicable Rules of Court within a reasonable time after there may have been a suggestion on the record of the fact making such motion proper, the suit of such plaintiff or appellant shall be discontinued, unless good cause be shown to the contrary.