In any case in which full justice cannot be done, or the whole controversy ended, without the presence of new parties to the suit, the court, by order, may direct the clerk to issue the proper process against such new parties, and, upon the maturing of the case as to them, proceed to make such orders or decrees as would have been proper if the new parties had been made parties at the commencement of the suit.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-7
When court may add new parties to suit
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Herbecq v. Virginia Farm Bureau Ins. (1987)
Most recently applied in 83 Va. Cir. 344 - Argos Utilities Corp. v. Perrin (September 2011)
Code 1950, § 8-129; 1977, c. 617.
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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.