                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SURVIVAL OF CAUSES OF ACTION (§ 8.01-25)

Every cause of action whether legal or equitable, which is cognizable in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, shall survive either the death of the person against
whom the cause of action is or may be asserted, or the death of the person in
whose favor the cause of action existed, or the death of both such persons.
Provided that in such an action punitive damages shall not be awarded after the
death of the party liable for the injury. Provided, further, that if the cause
of action asserted by the decedent in his lifetime was for a personal injury and
such decedent dies as a result of the injury complained of with a timely action
for damages arising from such injury pending, the action shall be amended in
accordance with the provisions of § 8.01-56.
		As used in this section, the term &#8220;death&#8221; shall include the death
of an individual or the termination or dissolution of any other entity.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-628; 1950, p. 948; 1952, c. 378; 1954, c. 607; 1964, c.
34; 1977, c. 617.