                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUITS BY MEMBERS AGAINST TRUSTEES TO COMPEL PROPER APPLICATION OF PROPERTY (§
57-13)

Any one or more members of any church diocese or religious congregation whose
property is held by trustees may, in his or their names, on behalf of such
church diocese or congregation, commence and prosecute a suit in equity against
any such trustee to compel him to apply such real or personal estate for the use
or benefit of the church diocese or congregation, as his duty shall require. No
member of the church diocese or congregation need be made a defendant to such
suit, but, in other respects, the same shall be proceeded in, heard, and
determined as other suits in equity, except that it may be proceeded in,
notwithstanding the death of the plaintiff, as if he were still living.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 44; 1962, c. 516; 2005, c. 772.