When a party dies, or becomes convicted of a felony or insane, or the powers of a party who is a personal representative or committee cease, if such fact occurs after verdict, judgment may be entered as if it had not occurred.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-21
Judgment when death or disability occurs after verdict but before judgment
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Bulala v. Boyd (1990)
Most recently applied in Boyd v. Bulala (June 1990)
Code 1950, § 8-145; 1977, c. 617.
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