Whether the defendant shall or shall not make or attempt a defense under §§ 8.01-146 and 8.01-147, he shall not be precluded from resorting to equity for any relief to which he would have been entitled if such sections had not been enacted.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-148
Right of defendant to resort to equity not affected
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Brown v. Haley (1987)
Most recently applied in Brown v. Haley (April 1987)
Code 1950, § 8-818; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617.
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