Virginia Code 8.01-566: Who may make defense to attachment
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Any of the defendants in any such attachment, or any party to any forthcoming bond given as aforesaid, or the officer who may be liable to the plaintiff by reason of such bond being adjudged bad, or any person authorized by § 8.01-573 to file a petition, may make defense to such attachment, but the attachment shall not thereby be discharged, or the property levied on released.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-566
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Code 1950, § 8-554; 1973, c. 545; 1977, c. 617.