A suit instituted under this article shall abate by reason of the death of the person under a disability unless a sale, exchange, lease, encumbrance, redemption, or other disposition of real estate has been confirmed by a decree in such suit.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-72
When death to abate such suit
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Townes v. Norman (1989)
Most recently applied in Townes v. Norman (July 1989)
Code 1950, § 8-678; 1952, c. 360; 1977, c. 617.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.