{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-272","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-272","heading":"Pleading several matters; joining tort and contract claims; separate trial in discretion of court; counterclaims","body":"In any civil action, a party may plead as many matters, whether of law or fact, as he shall think necessary. A party may join a claim in tort with one in contract provided that all claims so joined arise out of the same transaction or occurrence. The court, in its discretion, may order a separate trial for any claim. Any counterclaim shall be governed by the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia.Code 1950, § 8-134; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 367; 2005, c. 681.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 7. CIVIL ACTIONS; COMMENCEMENT, PLEADINGS, AND MOTIONS","Article 2. PLEADINGS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-272/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"82ac71980385241d2d63e78f22868d4a7c6bfb7137c8ad962a399b58fda88fc8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-271.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}