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Such dismissal or discontinuance of the action as to any defendant shall not operate as a bar to any subsequent action which may be brought against him for the same cause.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248264,"text":"Upon all contracts hereafter made by more than one person, whether joint only or joint and several, an action may be maintained and judgment rendered against all liable thereon, or any one or any intermediate number, and if, in an action on any contract heretofore or hereafter made, more than one person be sued and process be served on only a part of them, the plaintiff may dismiss or proceed to judgment as to any so served, and either discontinue as to the others, or from time to time as the process is served, proceed to judgment against them until judgment be obtained against all. 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It has been modified 2 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 1954, chapter 333; in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":280407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68590,"identifier":"8.01-30","token":"8.01\/3\/2\/8.01-30","url":"\/8.01-30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-30\/","token":"8.01\/3\/2\/8.01-30","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure in actions on contracts made by several persons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-30","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Upon all <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> hereafter made by more than one <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span>, whether joint only or joint and several, an <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> may be maintained and <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> rendered against all liable thereon, or any one or any intermediate number, and if, in an <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> on any <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> heretofore or hereafter made, more than one <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> be sued and process be served on only a part of them, the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiff<\/span> may dismiss or proceed to <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> as to any so served, and either discontinue as to the others, or from time to time as the process is served, proceed to <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> against them until <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> be obtained against all. Such <span class=\"dictionary\">dismissal<\/span> or discontinuance of the <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> as to any <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> shall not operate as a bar to any subsequent <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> which may be brought against him for the same cause.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE IN ACTIONS ON CONTRACTS MADE BY SEVERAL PERSONS (\u00a7 8.01-30)\n\nUpon all contracts hereafter made by more than one person, whether joint only or\njoint and several, an action may be maintained and judgment rendered against all\nliable thereon, or any one or any intermediate number, and if, in an action on\nany contract heretofore or hereafter made, more than one person be sued and\nprocess be served on only a part of them, the plaintiff may dismiss or proceed\nto judgment as to any so served, and either discontinue as to the others, or\nfrom time to time as the process is served, proceed to judgment against them\nuntil judgment be obtained against all. Such dismissal or discontinuance of the\naction as to any defendant shall not operate as a bar to any subsequent action\nwhich may be brought against him for the same cause.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-514; 1954, c. 333; 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}}