When it is suggested by the plaintiff in any attachment that a codefendant has not fully disclosed the debts owing by him, or effects in his hands belonging to the principal defendant in such attachment, the court, without any formal pleading, shall inquire as to such debts and effects, or, if either party demand, it shall cause a jury to be impaneled for that purpose, and proceed in respect to any such debts or effects found by the court or the jury in the same manner as if they had been confessed by such codefendant. If the judgment of the court or verdict of the jury be in favor of such codefendant, he shall have judgment for his costs against the plaintiff.
Code 1950, § 8-553; 1977, c. 617.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 20 - Attachments and Bail in Civil Cases
§ 8.01-533. Who may sue out attachment
§ 8.01-534. Grounds of action for pretrial levy or seizure of attachment
§ 8.01-535. Jurisdiction of attachments; trial or hearing of issues
§ 8.01-536. Pleadings in attachment
§ 8.01-537. Petition for attachment; costs, fees and taxes
§ 8.01-537.1. Plaintiff to file bond
§ 8.01-538. Attachment of ships, boats and other vessels of more than twenty tons
§ 8.01-539. Who made defendants
§ 8.01-540. Issuance of attachment; against what attachment to issue
§ 8.01-541. To whom attachments directed; when and where returned
§ 8.01-542. Issue and execution of attachment on any day
§ 8.01-543. Issue of other attachments on original petition
§ 8.01-544. When attachment not served other attachments may issue; order of publication
§ 8.01-545. Amendments; formal defects
§ 8.01-546. What attachment to command; summons
§ 8.01-546.1. Exemption claims form
§ 8.01-546.2. Hearing on claim of exemption from levy or seizure
§ 8.01-547. Attachment against remainders
§ 8.01-548. Who may levy attachment and on what
§ 8.01-549. Restraining order or receiver
§ 8.01-550. How attachment levied
§ 8.01-551. When officer to take possession of property
§ 8.01-554. Where bond returned and filed; exceptions to bond
§ 8.01-555. When appeal bond given property to be delivered to owner
§ 8.01-556. Bonds may be given by any person
§ 8.01-557. Lien of attachment; priority of holder in due course
§ 8.01-558. Attachment lien on effects already in hands of officer
§ 8.01-560. How interest and profits of property applied in certain cases
§ 8.01-561. How property to be kept; how sold, when expensive to keep or perishable
§ 8.01-562. Examination on oath of codefendant; order and bond
§ 8.01-563. Principal defendant may claim exemption
§ 8.01-564. Procedure when codefendant fails to appear
§ 8.01-565. Suggestion that codefendant has not made full disclosure
§ 8.01-566. Who may make defense to attachment
§ 8.01-567. What defense may be made to attachments
§ 8.01-568. Quashing attachment or rendering judgment for defendant
§ 8.01-569. When petition dismissed; when retained and cause tried
§ 8.01-570. Judgment, etc., of court when claim of plaintiff established
§ 8.01-571. When defendant not served fails to appear plaintiff required to give bond
§ 8.01-572. Sale of real estate attached
§ 8.01-573. How and when claims of other persons to property tried
§ 8.01-574. Attachments in connection with pending suits or actions
§ 8.01-575. Rehearing permitted when judgment rendered on publication
§ 8.01-576. Order of court on rehearing or new trial; restitution to defendant