Every judgment shall, as soon as it is docketed, be indexed by the clerk in the name of each defendant, as required by § 17.1-249, and shall not be regarded as docketed as to any defendant in whose name it is not so indexed. The clerk may maintain such index on computer, word processor, microfilm, microfiche, or other micrographic process.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-450
How indexed
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hudgins v. Internal Revenue Service (1991)
Most recently applied in R. C. Lee Carpet & Tile, Inc. v. Curtas Forest Products, Inc. (June 1994)
Code 1950, § 8-378; 1977, c. 617; 1985, c. 171.
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