{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-11-11","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 11-11","heading":"Crediting contract; surety","body":"When such compounding or compromise is made, the contract or obligation shall be credited with a full share of the party released, except where the compounding or compromise is with a surety or cosurety, and in that case, as between the creditor and principal, the credit shall be for the sum actually paid by the compounding debtor.Code 1919, § 5764.","path":["Title 11. CONTRACTS","Chapter 2. COMPROMISE AND SATISFACTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/11-11/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:04Z","sha256":"4d4983a790938fab151bc1b3b9b7b9ac0b9ddaa775d1777865bd074750dc4cd0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-11-10","next":"us-va/va.-code-11-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}