Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no appeal shall be refused or dismissed for failure to deliver the record within the required time if it shall appear from evidence satisfactory to the appellate court that the clerk of the court below failed to deliver to the clerk of the appellate court the record on appeal within the required time.
Code 1950, § 8-489; 1964, c. 7; 1976, c. 615; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 26.2 - Appeals Generally
§ 8.01-676.1. Security for appeal
§ 8.01-677. Errors corrected on motion instead of writ of error coram vobis
§ 8.01-677.1. Appeals filed in inappropriate appellate court
§ 8.01-678. For what a judgment not to be reversed
§ 8.01-679. Failure of trial court clerk to deliver record to appellate court
§ 8.01-679.1. Arguments made on brief not waived by oral argument
§ 8.01-680. When judgment of trial court not to be set aside unless plainly wrong, etc.
§ 8.01-681. Decision of appellate court
§ 8.01-682. What damages awarded appellee
§ 8.01-683. When Clerk of Supreme Court to transmit its decisions
§ 8.01-684. Copies of Court's opinions to be furnished to counsel
§ 8.01-685. Entry of decision in lower court; issue of execution thereon
§ 8.01-688. Order books, etc., of former district courts in custody of Clerk of Supreme Court, etc.