No temporary injunction shall be awarded unless the court shall be satisfied of the plaintiff's equity. An application for a temporary injunction may be supported or opposed by an affidavit or verified pleading.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-628
Equity of prayer for temporary injunction to be shown by affidavit or otherwise
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Danville Historic Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Danville (2004)
Most recently applied in Wahrhaftig v. Artman (January 2007)
Code 1950, § 8-620; 1977, c. 617; 2015, c. 125.
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Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.