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If there be a judgment against one or more joint wrongdoers, the full satisfaction of such judgment accepted as such by the plaintiff shall be a discharge of all joint wrongdoers, except as to the costs; provided, however, this section shall have no effect on the right of contribution between joint wrongdoers as set out in \u00a7 8.01-34.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302982,"text":"A judgment against one of several joint wrongdoers shall not bar the prosecution of an action against any or all the others, but the injured party may bring separate actions against the wrongdoers and proceed to judgment in each, or, if sued jointly, he may proceed to judgment against them successively until judgment has been rendered against, or the cause has been otherwise disposed of as to, all of the defendants, and no bar shall arise as to any of them by reason of a judgment against another, or others, until the judgment has been satisfied. If there be a judgment against one or more joint wrongdoers, the full satisfaction of such judgment accepted as such by the plaintiff shall be a discharge of all joint wrongdoers, except as to the costs; provided, however, this section shall have no effect on the right of contribution between joint wrongdoers as set out in \u00a7 8.01-34.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14170,"edition_id":1,"name":"When There Are Several Defendants","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14169,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:07","permalink":{"id":277827,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14170,"identifier":"3","token":"8.01\/17\/3","url":"\/8.01\/17\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14169,"edition_id":1,"name":"Judgments and Decrees Generally","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:07","permalink":{"id":277749,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14169,"identifier":"17","token":"8.01\/17","url":"\/8.01\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55338,"structure_id":14170,"section_number":"8.01-442","catch_line":"In joint actions on contract plaintiff, though barred as to some, may have judgment against others","url":"\/8.01-442\/","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-442","metadata":false},{"id":84544,"structure_id":14170,"section_number":"8.01-443","catch_line":"Joint wrongdoers; effect of judgment against one","url":"\/8.01-443\/","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-443","metadata":false},{"id":64946,"structure_id":14170,"section_number":"8.01-444","catch_line":"Where new parties added; if some not liable, how judgment entered","url":"\/8.01-444\/","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-444","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":55338,"structure_id":14170,"section_number":"8.01-442","catch_line":"In joint actions on contract plaintiff, though barred as to some, may have judgment against others","url":"\/8.01-442\/","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-442","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":64946,"structure_id":14170,"section_number":"8.01-444","catch_line":"Where new parties added; if some not liable, how judgment entered","url":"\/8.01-444\/","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-444","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-443\/","history_text":"

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":71526,"section_number":"8.01-34","catch_line":"When contribution among wrongdoers enforced","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-34\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277833,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84544,"identifier":"8.01-443","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-443","url":"\/8.01-443\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-443\/","token":"8.01\/17\/3\/8.01-443","dublin_core":{"Title":"Joint wrongdoers; effect of judgment against one","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-443","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A judgment<\/span> against one of several joint wrongdoers shall not bar the prosecution<\/span> of an action<\/span> against any or all the others, but the injured party<\/span> may bring separate actions<\/span> against the wrongdoers and proceed to judgment<\/span> in each, or, if sued jointly, he may proceed to judgment<\/span> against them successively until judgment<\/span> has been rendered against, or the cause has been otherwise disposed of as to, all of the defendants<\/span>, and no bar shall arise as to any of them by reason of a judgment<\/span> against another, or others, until the judgment<\/span> has been satisfied. If there be a judgment<\/span> against one or more joint wrongdoers, the full satisfaction of such judgment<\/span> accepted as such by the plaintiff<\/span> shall be a discharge of all joint wrongdoers, except as to the costs; provided, however, this section shall have no effect on the right of contribution between joint wrongdoers as set out in \u00a7 8.01-34<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJOINT WRONGDOERS; EFFECT OF JUDGMENT AGAINST ONE (\u00a7 8.01-443)\n\nA judgment against one of several joint wrongdoers shall not bar the prosecution\nof an action against any or all the others, but the injured party may bring\nseparate actions against the wrongdoers and proceed to judgment in each, or, if\nsued jointly, he may proceed to judgment against them successively until\njudgment has been rendered against, or the cause has been otherwise disposed of\nas to, all of the defendants, and no bar shall arise as to any of them by reason\nof a judgment against another, or others, until the judgment has been satisfied.\nIf there be a judgment against one or more joint wrongdoers, the full\nsatisfaction of such judgment accepted as such by the plaintiff shall be a\ndischarge of all joint wrongdoers, except as to the costs; provided, however,\nthis section shall have no effect on the right of contribution between joint\nwrongdoers as set out in \u00a7 8.01-34.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-368; 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}}