{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-274","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-274","heading":"Motion to strike defensive pleading in equity and at law; exceptions abolished","body":"Exceptions to answers for insufficiency are abolished. The test of the sufficiency of any defensive pleading in any suit in equity or action at law shall be made by a motion to strike; if found insufficient, but amendable, the court may allow amendment on terms. If a second pleading is adjudged insufficient, the court may enter such judgment or decree or take such other action that it deems appropriate.Code 1950, § 8-122; 1954, c. 605; 1977, c. 617; 1978, c. 336.","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/8.01-274/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"b3935fbf2bb9c4a5455e28ae0e3e8064d277a6aa8157daa5b00e2a6f36c25b3c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-273.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-274.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}