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If, upon the trial, he recovers a verdict for an amount equal to or greater than the amount assessed in his favor by the board of appraisers, it shall be the duty of the court to render judgment in his favor for the amount of such verdict, and costs of suit and, of such appraisement, and ten percent damages in addition thereto. If the owner recovers less than the amount so assessed, judgment shall be rendered in his favor for the amount of the verdict and costs of suit and appraisement; but if the company has offered to pay the award, and the owner has refused to accept the same, and he recovers a verdict for an amount less than such assessment, judgment shall be rendered in his favor for the amount of his recovery, but the cost of the appraisement and action shall be taxed against him.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263880,"text":"If the railroad company fails, for sixty days after such report is so returned to such clerk, to pay to the owner the full amount assessed by the board of appraisers under \u00a7 56-436, and the cost attending the assessment, the owner shall have the right to institute suit on the original cause of action. If, upon the trial, he recovers a verdict for an amount equal to or greater than the amount assessed in his favor by the board of appraisers, it shall be the duty of the court to render judgment in his favor for the amount of such verdict, and costs of suit and, of such appraisement, and ten percent damages in addition thereto. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1994, chapter 352<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79641,"section_number":"56-436","catch_line":"Board of appraisers to appraise injured or killed livestock; duty of appraisers","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-436\/"}],"permalink":{"id":249781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73321,"identifier":"56-437","token":"56\/13\/8\/56-437","url":"\/56-437\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-437\/","token":"56\/13\/8\/56-437","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of appraisal in case of suit; costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-437","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the railroad company<\/span> fails, for sixty days after such report is so returned to such clerk, to pay to the owner the full amount assessed by the board of appraisers under \u00a7 56-436<\/a>, and the cost attending the assessment, the owner shall have the right to institute suit on the original cause of action<\/span>. If, upon the trial<\/span>, he recovers a verdict<\/span> for an amount equal to or greater than the amount assessed in his favor by the board of appraisers, it shall be the duty of the court<\/span> to render judgment<\/span> in his favor for the amount of such verdict<\/span>, and costs of suit and, of such appraisement, and ten percent damages<\/span> in addition thereto. If the owner recovers less than the amount so assessed, judgment<\/span> shall be rendered in his favor for the amount of the verdict<\/span> and costs of suit and appraisement; but if the company has offered to pay the award, and the owner has refused to accept the same, and he recovers a verdict<\/span> for an amount less than such assessment, judgment<\/span> shall be rendered in his favor for the amount of his recovery, but the cost of the appraisement and action shall be taxed against him.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF APPRAISAL IN CASE OF SUIT; COSTS (\u00a7 56-437)\n\nIf the railroad company fails, for sixty days after such report is so returned\nto such clerk, to pay to the owner the full amount assessed by the board of\nappraisers under \u00a7 56-436, and the cost attending the assessment, the owner\nshall have the right to institute suit on the original cause of action. If, upon\nthe trial, he recovers a verdict for an amount equal to or greater than the\namount assessed in his favor by the board of appraisers, it shall be the duty of\nthe court to render judgment in his favor for the amount of such verdict, and\ncosts of suit and, of such appraisement, and ten percent damages in addition\nthereto. If the owner recovers less than the amount so assessed, judgment shall\nbe rendered in his favor for the amount of the verdict and costs of suit and\nappraisement; but if the company has offered to pay the award, and the owner has\nrefused to accept the same, and he recovers a verdict for an amount less than\nsuch assessment, judgment shall be rendered in his favor for the amount of his\nrecovery, but the cost of the appraisement and action shall be taxed against\nhim.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3995; 1994, c. 352.","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}}