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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279567,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63402,"identifier":"8.01-681","token":"8.01\/26.2\/3\/8.01-681","url":"\/8.01-681\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-681\/","token":"8.01\/26.2\/3\/8.01-681","dublin_core":{"Title":"Decision of appellate court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-681","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The appellate<\/span> court<\/span> shall affirm<\/span> the judgment<\/span> if there is no error therein, and reverse<\/span> the same, in whole or in part, if erroneous, and enter such judgment<\/span> as to the court<\/span> shall seem right and proper and shall render final judgment<\/span> upon the merits whenever, in the opinion<\/span> of the court<\/span>, the facts<\/span> before it are such as to enable the court<\/span> to attain the ends of justice. A civil case shall not be remanded for a trial de novo<\/span> except when the ends of justice require it, but the appellate<\/span> court<\/span> shall, in the order<\/span> remanding the case, if it be remanded, designate upon what questions or points a new trial is to be had.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECISION OF APPELLATE COURT (\u00a7 8.01-681)\n\nThe appellate court shall affirm the judgment if there is no error therein, and\nreverse the same, in whole or in part, if erroneous, and enter such judgment as\nto the court shall seem right and proper and shall render final judgment upon\nthe merits whenever, in the opinion of the court, the facts before it are such\nas to enable the court to attain the ends of justice. A civil case shall not be\nremanded for a trial de novo except when the ends of justice require it, but the\nappellate court shall, in the order remanding the case, if it be remanded,\ndesignate upon what questions or points a new trial is to be had.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-493; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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}}