CODE OF VIRGINIA PROPER PLAINTIFF (ยง 50-73.63) In a derivative action, the plaintiff shall be a partner at the time of bringing the action and (i) shall have been a partner at the time of the transaction of which he complains or (ii) his status as a partner shall have devolved upon him by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person who was a partner at the time of the transaction. HISTORY: 1985, c. 607; 1987, c. 702.