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SB 1381 Discontinued cases; court has discretion to reinstate case.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Reinstatement of discontinued cases; court's discretion. Provides that a court has discretion to reinstate a discontinued case where a plaintiff has properly moved for such a case to be reinstated. This bill is in response to JSR Mechanical Inc. v. Aireco Supply, Inc., 786 S.E.2d 144 (Va. 2016).
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HISTORY
- 01/11/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102889D
- 01/11/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)