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This law was first created in 1964. 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":282351,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73811,"identifier":"8.2-722","token":"8.2\/7\/8.2-722","url":"\/8.2-722\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-722\/","token":"8.2\/7\/8.2-722","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who can sue third parties for injury to goods","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-722","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Where a third party<\/span> so deals with goods which have been identified to a contract<\/span> for sale as to cause actionable injury to a party<\/span> to that contract<\/span><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> a right of action against the third party<\/span> is in either party<\/span> to the contract<\/span> for sale who has title to or a security interest or a special property or an insurable interest in the goods; and if the goods have been destroyed or converted a right of action is also in the party<\/span> who either bore the risk of loss under the contract<\/span> for sale or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the other; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> if at the time of the injury the party<\/span> plaintiff<\/span> did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party<\/span> to the contract<\/span> for sale and there is no arrangement between them for disposition<\/span> of the recovery, his suit or settlement<\/span> is, subject to his own interest, as a fiduciary for the other party<\/span> to the contract<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> either party<\/span> may with the consent of the other sue for the benefit of whom it may concern. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO CAN SUE THIRD PARTIES FOR INJURY TO GOODS (\u00a7 8.2-722)\n\nWhere a third party so deals with goods which have been identified to a contract\nfor sale as to cause actionable injury to a party to that contract\n\na. a right of action against the third party is in either party to the contract\nfor sale who has title to or a security interest or a special property or an\ninsurable interest in the goods; and if the goods have been destroyed or\nconverted a right of action is also in the party who either bore the risk of\nloss under the contract for sale or has since the injury assumed that risk as\nagainst the other;\n\nb. if at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of\nloss as against the other party to the contract for sale and there is no\narrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, his suit or settlement\nis, subject to his own interest, as a fiduciary for the other party to the\ncontract;\n\nc. either party may with the consent of the other sue for the benefit of whom it\nmay concern.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219.","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}}