Judgment when death or disability occurs after verdict but before judgment (§ 8.01-21)—Virginia Decoded

Judgment when death or disability occurs after verdict but before judgment

When a party dies, or becomes convicted of a felony or insane, or the powers of a party who is a personal representative or committee cease, if such fact occurs after verdict, judgment may be entered as if it had not occurred.

History

Code 1950, § 8-145; 1977, c. 617.

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Court Decisions

Bulala v. Boyd (SCV, 03/02/90)
. . . ? . . .

. . . Helen C. Boyd Roger E. Boyd Veronica Lynn Boyd by Her . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/12/89)
. . . on these verdicts pursuant to Va.Code Ann. Sec. 8.01-21 (1984) or should Veronica's suit have . . .

. . . Helen C. Boyd Roger E. Boyd Veronica Lynn Boyd, by Her . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/12/90)
. . . . What is the effect, under Va.Code Ann. Secs. 8.01-21, 8.01-25, and 8.01-56, of Veronica Boyd's . . .

Boyd v. Bulala (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 11/05/86)
. . . create a conflict between those sections and § 8.01-21, which provides as follows: . . .

Boyd v. Bulala (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 11/12/87)
. . . litigation would never end. Moreover, Virginia Code § 8.01-21 specifically provides for the entry . . .

Centra Health, Inc. v. Mullins (SCV, 01/16/09)
. . . inter alia, the issue of the effect, under Code §§ 8.01-21, 8.01-25, and 8.01-56, of the . . .

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