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The trial 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 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on the appeal. The authority or the city may appeal any judgment of the Court of Appeals rendered pursuant to this section to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court grants the petition for appeal, the appeal shall be heard consistent with the procedures set forth in this section. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on the appeal.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222587,"text":"The authority or the city may take an appeal from the judgment of the court to the Court of Appeals, and the appeal shall be heard and determined without reference to the principles of demurrer to evidence. The trial 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 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on the appeal. The authority or the city may appeal any judgment of the Court of Appeals rendered pursuant to this section to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court grants the petition for appeal, the appeal shall be heard consistent with the procedures set forth in this section. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on the appeal.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15797,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dissolution","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13046,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:59:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:59:41","permalink":{"id":159075,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15797,"identifier":"4","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13046,"edition_id":1,"name":"Hospital Authorities","identifier":"53","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12721,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:11","permalink":{"id":158799,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13046,"identifier":"53","token":"15.2\/IV\/53","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/53\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12721,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Governmental Entities","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":157897,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12721,"identifier":"IV","token":"15.2\/IV","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63900,"structure_id":15797,"section_number":"15.2-5365","catch_line":"Proceedings for dissolution","url":"\/15.2-5365\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/15.2-5365","metadata":false},{"id":69330,"structure_id":15797,"section_number":"15.2-5366","catch_line":"When powers and duties cease to exist","url":"\/15.2-5366\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/15.2-5366","metadata":false},{"id":60878,"structure_id":15797,"section_number":"15.2-5367","catch_line":"Appeal","url":"\/15.2-5367\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/15.2-5367","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69330,"structure_id":15797,"section_number":"15.2-5366","catch_line":"When powers and duties cease to exist","url":"\/15.2-5366\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/15.2-5366","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-5367\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 395; in 1979, chapter 719; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0940\">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":159085,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60878,"identifier":"15.2-5367","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/15.2-5367","url":"\/15.2-5367\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5367\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/4\/15.2-5367","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5367","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> may take an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> from the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span>, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> shall be heard and determined without reference to the principles of <span class=\"dictionary\">demurrer<\/span> to <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall certify the <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> in the case to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span> and the <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> shall be considered as on <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> in proceedings under Chapter 2 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings\" href=\"\/25.1-200\/\">25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1. By consent of both parties of record, the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> may be dismissed at any time before final <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> on the <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> any <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span> rendered pursuant to this section to the Supreme <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span>. If the Supreme <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> grants the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> shall be heard consistent with the procedures set forth in this section. By consent of both parties of record, the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> may be dismissed at any time before final <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> on the <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL (\u00a7 15.2-5367)\n\nThe authority or the city may take an appeal from the judgment of the court to\nthe Court of Appeals, and the appeal shall be heard and determined without\nreference to the principles of demurrer to evidence. The trial 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 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of\nTitle 25.1. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed\nat any time before final judgment on the appeal. The authority or the city may\nappeal any judgment of the Court of Appeals rendered pursuant to this section to\nthe Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court grants the petition for appeal, the\nappeal shall be heard consistent with the procedures set forth in this section.\nBy consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time\nbefore final judgment on the appeal.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-275.3; 1962, c. 395, \u00a7 15.1-1602; 1979, c. 719; 1997,\nc. 587; 2003, c. 940; 2021, 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}}