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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1954, chapter 617; in 1977, chapter 617; in 2020, chapter 1211<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80146,"section_number":"8.01-567","catch_line":"What defense may be made to attachments","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-567\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":53950,"identifier":"8.01-422","token":"8.01\/15\/8.01-422","url":"\/8.01-422\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-422\/","token":"8.01\/15\/8.01-422","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pleading recoupment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-422","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any action<\/span> on a contract<\/span>, the defendant<\/span> may file a pleading, alleging any matter arising out of the transaction which would entitle him to relief in equity<\/span> or at law<\/span>, including (i) failure in the consideration of such contract<\/span>, (ii) fraud<\/span> in such contract<\/span>’s procurement, (iii) breach of any other provision of such contract<\/span>, (iv) breach of any duty imposed upon the plaintiff<\/span> by law<\/span> in the making or performance of such contract<\/span>, or (v) any other matter arising out of the transaction that would entitle the defendant<\/span> to recover damages<\/span> from the plaintiff<\/span>, or the person<\/span> under whom the plaintiff<\/span> claims, in whole or in part, against the obligation of the contract<\/span>; or, if the contract<\/span> be by deed, alleging any such matter arising under the contract<\/span>, existing before its execution, or any such mistake therein, or in the execution thereof, or any such other matter arising out of the transaction as would entitle him to such relief in equity<\/span> or at law<\/span>; and in either case alleging the amount to which he is entitled by reason of the matters contained in the pleading. If the amount claimed by the defendant<\/span> exceeds the amount of the plaintiff<\/span>’s claim, the court<\/span> or jury<\/span> may, in a proper case, give judgment<\/span> in favor of the defendant<\/span> for such excess.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPLEADING RECOUPMENT (\u00a7 8.01-422)\n\nIn any action on a contract, the defendant may file a pleading, alleging any\nmatter arising out of the transaction which would entitle him to relief in\nequity or at law, including (i) failure in the consideration of such contract,\n(ii) fraud in such contract’s procurement, (iii) breach of any other\nprovision of such contract, (iv) breach of any duty imposed upon the plaintiff\nby law in the making or performance of such contract, or (v) any other matter\narising out of the transaction that would entitle the defendant to recover\ndamages from the plaintiff, or the person under whom the plaintiff claims, in\nwhole or in part, against the obligation of the contract; or, if the contract be\nby deed, alleging any such matter arising under the contract, existing before\nits execution, or any such mistake therein, or in the execution thereof, or any\nsuch other matter arising out of the transaction as would entitle him to such\nrelief in equity or at law; and in either case alleging the amount to which he\nis entitled by reason of the matters contained in the pleading. If the amount\nclaimed by the defendant exceeds the amount of the plaintiff’s claim, the\ncourt or jury may, in a proper case, give judgment in favor of the defendant for\nsuch excess.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-241; 1954, c. 617; 1977, c. 617; 2020, c. 1211.","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}}