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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-7 (2026)

When court may add new parties to suit

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In any case in which full justice cannot be done, or the whole controversy ended, without the presence of new parties to the suit, the court, by order, may direct the clerk to issue the proper process against such new parties, and, upon the maturing of the case as to them, proceed to make such orders or decrees as would have been proper if the new parties had been made parties at the commencement of the suit.

Code 1950, § 8-129; 1977, c. 617.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: Billups v. Carter, 604 S.E.2d 414 (Va. 2004).
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Billups v. Carter, 604 S.E.2d 414 (Va. 2004). · cites it 2× “Code § 8.01-7 provides: In any case in which full justice cannot be done, or the whole controversy ended, without the presence of new parties to the suit, the court, by order, may direct the clerk to issue the proper process against such new parties, and, upon the maturing of…”
Argos Utils. Corp. v. Perrin, 83 Va. Cir. 344 (Roanoke County Cir. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “Va. Code § 8.01-7. Va. Code § 8.01-264 Does Not Excuse Failure to File Appropriate Pleadings To be sure, Virginia Code § 8.”
Herbecq v. Virginia Farm Bureau Ins., 12 Va. Cir. 88 (Spotsylvania Cir. Ct. 1987). · cites it 2× “In accordance with the provisions of Virginia Code § 8.01-7, the plaintiff is directed to join GEICO; and, after GEICO has filed an appropriate response, the plaintiff will bring the case on before the court for further argument.”
Comput. Sciences Corp. v. Fairfax Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 37 Va. Cir. 545 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1994). · cites it 5× “See Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-7 (Michie 1992). The motion to add necessary parties is granted.”
Griffin v. Virginia Dep't of Transp., 52 Va. Cir. 246 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 2000). · cites it 4× “The Secretary cites Rules 3:14 and 3:15 and Virginia Code § 8.01-7 in support of the right to seek intervention.”
Wendie Ann Palermo v. Steven Epple, No. 1966144 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 17, 2015). · cites it 2× “4 Should mother and father fail to join Ashley in this case on remand, the Stafford Circuit Court is empowered to do so by Code § 8.01-7. See also Code § 8.01-5(A).”
Green v. Zimpel, 23 Va. Cir. 524 (Va. Cir. Ct. 1988). · cites it 3× “Foley, as general partner and guarantor on the aforementioned notes, intervened as an indispensable defendant in this suit pursuant to Va. Code § 8.01-7. Maurice Foley alleges that Green intentionally interfered with the contractual relationship between and among partners…”
Sharon Hathaway Forrest v. Gregory Lawrence Ruhlin, No. 2256944 (Va. Ct. App. July 18, 1995). · cites it 2× “This is not an instance where due process requires the joinder of a party, and Code § 8.01-7, relied upon by mother, is not applicable.”
Becker v. W. E. Boring, Inc., 26 Va. Cir. 204 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1992). “01-6 and § 8.01-7. The former statute deals with amending pleadings to correct misnomer and relation back, and the latter deals with the authority of the Court, generally, to add new parties to a case in the interest of providing full justice.”
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