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This is Article 14 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Ejectment.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”.
It’s comprised of the following 35 sections.
§ 8.01-131 Action of ejectment retained; when and by whom brought
§ 8.01-132 What interest and right plaintiff must have
§ 8.01-133 Who shall be defendants; when and how landlord may defend
§ 8.01-134 How action commenced and prosecuted
§ 8.01-135 What is to be stated in motion for judgment
§ 8.01-136 How premises described
§ 8.01-137 Plaintiff to state how he claims
§ 8.01-138 There may be several counts and several plaintiffs
§ 8.01-139 What proof by plaintiff is sufficient
§ 8.01-140 Effect of reservation in deed; burden of proof
§ 8.01-141 When action by cotenants, etc., against cotenants, what plaintiff to prove
§ 8.01-142 Verdict when action against several defendants
§ 8.01-143 When there may be several judgments against defendants
§ 8.01-144 Recovery of part of premises claimed
§ 8.01-145 When possession of part not possession of whole
§ 8.01-146 When vendee, etc., entitled to conveyance of legal title, vendor cannot recover
§ 8.01-147 When mortgagee or trustee not to recover
§ 8.01-148 Right of defendant to resort to equity not affected
§ 8.01-149 Verdict when jury finds for plaintiffs or any of them
§ 8.01-150 Verdict when any plaintiff has no right
§ 8.01-151 How verdict to specify premises recovered
§ 8.01-152 How verdict to specify undivided interest or share
§ 8.01-153 Verdict to specify estate of plaintiff
§ 8.01-154 When right of plaintiff expires before trial, what judgment entered
§ 8.01-155 How judgment for plaintiff entered
§ 8.01-156 Authority of sheriffs, etc., to store and sell personal property removed from premises; recovery of possession by owner; disposition or sale
§ 8.01-157 Repealed
§ 8.01-158 How claim of plaintiff for profits and damages assessed
§ 8.01-159 When court to assess damages
§ 8.01-160 Defendant to give notice of claim for improvements
§ 8.01-161 How allowed
§ 8.01-162 Postponement of assessment and allowance
§ 8.01-163 Judgment to be conclusive
§ 8.01-164 Recovery of mesne profits, etc., not affected
§ 8.01-165 Writ of right, etc., abolished