Jurisdiction in Civil Actions

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Jurisdiction in Civil Actions.” It is part of Chapter 6 “Venue, Jurisdiction and Procedure in Civil Matters”, which is part of Title 16.1 “Courts Not of Record”.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 16.1-77	Civil jurisdiction of general district courts; amending amount of claim
§ 16.1-77.1	When general district court may give judgment on forthcoming bond
§ 16.1-77.2	Jurisdiction of partition of personal property and proceedings therefor
§ 16.1-78	Judgment by confession not affected