Except in the Supreme Court any new party to a case, whether he be joined or substituted, may in the discretion of the court have a continuance; and the court may allow him to plead anew or amend the pleadings so far as it deems reasonable, but in other respects the case shall proceed to final judgment or decree for or against him, in like manner as if he had been an original party to the case.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-16

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249

Code 1950, § 8-150; 1977, c. 617.

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