No return shall be conclusive proof as to service of process. The return of a sheriff shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, and the return of a qualified individual under subdivision 2 of § 8.01-293 shall be evidence of the facts stated therein.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-326
Return as proof of service
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 168 W. Va. 70 - Fortner v. Fortner (1981)
Most recently applied in Small v. Small (December 2001)
1977, c. 627.
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