The report of a commissioner in chancery shall not have the weight given to the verdict of a jury on conflicting evidence, but the court shall confirm or reject such report in whole or in part, according to the view which it entertains of the law and the evidence.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-610
Weight to be given commissioner's report
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case Landram v. Sullivan (1992)
Most recently applied in Remora Investmets, L.L.C. v. Orr (November 2007)
Code 1950, § 8-250; 1977, c. 617.
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