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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":282071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59470,"identifier":"8.2-317","token":"8.2\/3\/8.2-317","url":"\/8.2-317\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-317\/","token":"8.2\/3\/8.2-317","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-317","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Warranties whether express or implied shall be construed as consistent with each other and as cumulative, but if such construction is unreasonable the intention of the parties shall determine which warranty is dominant. 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