Verdict when action against several defendants

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-142
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If the action be against several defendants, and a joint possession of all be proved, and the plaintiff be entitled to a verdict, it shall be against all, whether they pleaded separately or jointly. Code 1950, § 8-812; 1977, c. 617.
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