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The special court shall certify the facts in the case to the Court of Appeals, and the evidence shall be considered as on appeal in proceedings under Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1. In any case, by consent of all parties of record, a motion to dismiss may be made at any time before final judgment on appeal.B\n\nIf the judgment of the special court is reversed on appeal, or if the judgment is modified, the Court of Appeals shall enter such order as the special court should have entered.C\n\nIf an appeal is taken from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, in matters in which it grants the petition for appeal, shall consider the appeal consistent with the procedures set forth in subsection A and shall enter such order as the special court should have entered.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277117,"text":"An appeal may be filed in the Court of Appeals by any party from the judgment of the special court, and the appeal shall be heard and determined without reference to the principles of demurrer to evidence. 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 69 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 671; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62316,"section_number":"25.1-200","catch_line":"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77253,"identifier":"15.2-2140","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/5\/15.2-2140","url":"\/15.2-2140\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2140\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/5\/15.2-2140","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dispute between jurisdictions; appeals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2140","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An appeal<\/span> may be filed in the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> by any party<\/span> from the judgment<\/span> of the special court<\/span>, and the appeal<\/span> shall be heard and determined without reference to the principles of demurrer<\/span> to evidence<\/span>. The special court<\/span> shall certify the facts<\/span> in the case to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, and the evidence<\/span> shall be considered as on appeal<\/span> in proceedings under Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1. In any case, by consent of all parties of record, a motion<\/span> to dismiss may be made at any time before final judgment<\/span> on appeal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the judgment<\/span> of the special court<\/span> is reversed on appeal<\/span>, or if the judgment<\/span> is modified, the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall enter such order<\/span> as the special court<\/span> should have entered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If an appeal<\/span> is taken from the judgment<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, the Supreme Court<\/span>, in matters in which it grants the petition<\/span> for appeal<\/span>, shall consider the appeal<\/span> consistent with the procedures set forth in subsection A and shall enter such order<\/span> as the special court<\/span> should have entered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPUTE BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS; APPEALS (\u00a7 15.2-2140)\n\nA. An appeal may be filed in the Court of Appeals by any party from the judgment\nof the special court, and the appeal shall be heard and determined without\nreference to the principles of demurrer to evidence. The special court shall\ncertify the facts in the case to the Court of Appeals, and the evidence shall be\nconsidered as on appeal in proceedings under Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.)\nof Title 25.1. In any case, by consent of all parties of record, a motion to\ndismiss may be made at any time before final judgment on appeal.\n\nB. If the judgment of the special court is reversed on appeal, or if the\njudgment is modified, the Court of Appeals shall enter such order as the special\ncourt should have entered.\n\nC. If an appeal is taken from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme\nCourt, in matters in which it grants the petition for appeal, shall consider the\nappeal consistent with the procedures set forth in subsection A and shall enter\nsuch order as the special court should have entered.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 69, \u00a7 15.1-37.1:6; 1979, c. 671; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 940;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}