Any person, summoned under § 8.01-511, before the return day of the summons, may pay what he is liable for to the clerk of the court issuing the summons and such clerk shall give a receipt, upon request, for what is so paid.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-520
Payment, etc., by garnishee before return of summons
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In Re Lamm (1984)
Most recently applied in CRC, Ltd. v. Lloyd (September 1993)
Code 1950, § 8-448; 1977, c. 617; 1983, c. 399.
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