7746538.01-443Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Civil Remedies And ProcedureJudgments And Decrees GenerallyWhen There Are Several DefendantsJoint wrongdoers; effect of judgment against oneCode 1950, § 8-368; 1977, c. 617.Scales v. Lewis000959541 S.E.2d 8992001-03-02https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059506/scales-v-lewis/ . . . against Spann in the present *902 case. See Code § 8.01-443 ("A judgment against one of several . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Cox v. Geary050333624 S.E.2d 162006-01-13https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058873/cox-v-geary/ . . . writ of habeas corpus. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>United States v. Ringley89-0149-B750 F. Supp. 7501990-11-02https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1473634/united-states-v-ringley/ . . . by the precursor of what is now Va.Code Ann. § 8.01-443 (1984). . . . District Court, W.D. Virginia . . . Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co., Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual . . . 85-1401789 F.2d 2721986-04-24https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/469088/harleysville-mutual-insurance-co-inc-v-nationwide-mutual-insurance-co/ . . . can. . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitSmith v. BYUNGKI KIM080939675 S.E.2d 1932009-04-17https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058345/smith-v-byungki-kim/ . . . Code § 8-368, the predecessor to current Code § 8.01-443. The current version of the statute . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Burns v. Gagnon110754727 S.E.2d 6342012-04-20https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1057901/burns-v-gagnon/ . . . consequences of its damages calculation, and Code § 8.01-443 commanded joint and several liability. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-443/8.01-34When contribution among wrongdoers enforced/8.01-34//8.01-443/8.01/17/3/8.01-443

A judgment against one of several joint wrongdoers shall not bar the prosecution of an action against any or all the others, but the injured party may bring separate actions against the wrongdoers and proceed to judgment in each, or, if sued jointly, he may proceed to judgment against them successively until judgment has been rendered against, or the cause has been otherwise disposed of as to, all of the defendants, and no bar shall arise as to any of them by reason of a judgment against another, or others, until the judgment has been satisfied. If there be a judgment against one or more joint wrongdoers, the full satisfaction of such judgment accepted as such by the plaintiff shall be a discharge of all joint wrongdoers, except as to the costs; provided, however, this section shall have no effect on the right of contribution between joint wrongdoers as set out in § 8.01-34.section

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