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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 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67166,"section_number":"8.01-131","catch_line":"Action of ejectment retained; when and by whom brought","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-131\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57485,"identifier":"8.01-167","token":"8.01\/3\/15\/8.01-167","url":"\/8.01-167\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-167\/","token":"8.01\/3\/15\/8.01-167","dublin_core":{"Title":"How damages of plaintiff assessed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-167","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The jury<\/span>, in assessing such damages<\/span>, either under this article or under Article 14 (\u00a7 8.01-131<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter, shall determine the annual value of the premises during the time the defendant<\/span> was in possession<\/span> thereof, exclusive of the use by the tenant of the improvements thereon made by himself or those under whom he claims, and also the damages<\/span> for waste or other injury to the premises committed by the defendant<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW DAMAGES OF PLAINTIFF ASSESSED (\u00a7 8.01-167)\n\nThe jury, in assessing such damages, either under this article or under Article\n14 (\u00a7 8.01-131 et seq.) of this chapter, shall determine the annual value of\nthe premises during the time the defendant was in possession thereof, exclusive\nof the use by the tenant of the improvements thereon made by himself or those\nunder whom he claims, and also the damages for waste or other injury to the\npremises committed by the defendant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-843; 1977, c. 617.","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}}