The appellate court shall affirm the judgment if there is no error therein, and reverse the same, in whole or in part, if erroneous, and enter such judgment as to the court shall seem right and proper and shall render final judgment upon the merits whenever, in the opinion of the court, the facts before it are such as to enable the court to attain the ends of justice. A civil case shall not be remanded for a trial de novo except when the ends of justice require it, but the appellate court shall, in the order remanding the case, if it be remanded, designate upon what questions or points a new trial is to be had.
Code 1950, § 8-493; 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.