Suit against assignor

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-14
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Any assignee or beneficial owner may recover from any assignor of a writing; but only joint assignors shall be joined as defendants in one action. A remote assignor shall have the benefit of the same defense as if the suit had been instituted by his immediate assignee. Code 1950, § 8-95; 1977, c. 617.
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