In a writ of fieri facias upon a judgment or decree against any person indebted or liable to the Commonwealth, or against any surety of his, after the words “we command you that of the,” the clerk shall insert the words “goods, chattels, and real estate,” and conform the subsequent part of such writ thereto. And under any writ so issued, real estate may be taken and sold.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-201

  • Person: shall include individuals, a trust, an estate, a partnership, an association, an order, a corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity;

    6. See Virginia Code 8.01-2

  • real estate: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, other than a chattel interest. See Virginia Code 1-219
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Code 1950, § 8-764; 1977, c. 617.

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