CODE OF VIRGINIA DEFAULT OR SURRENDER OF TENANT FOR LIFE NOT TO PREJUDICE REMAINDERMAN, ETC (§ 55-8) If any tenant for life of land make default, or surrender, the heirs, or those entitled to the remainder, may, before judgment, be admitted to defend their right, or, after judgment, may assert their right without prejudice from such default or surrender. HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5443.