If the garnishee, after being served with the summons, fail to appear or answer personally, or if it be suggested that he has not fully disclosed his liability, the proceedings shall be according to §§ 8.01-564 and 8.01-565, mutatis mutandis, except that when the summons is before a general district court, the court shall proceed without a jury.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-519
Proceedings where garnishee fails to appear or answer, or to disclose his liability
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Virginia Builders' Supply, Inc. v. Brooks & Co. General Contractors, Inc. (1995)
Most recently applied in Virginia Builders' Supply, Inc. v. Brooks & Co. General Contractors, Inc. (September 1995)
Code 1950, § 8-447; 1977, c. 617.
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