{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-539","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-539","heading":"Who made defendants","body":"A person against whom the plaintiff is asserting the claim shall be made a defendant to the petition, and shall be known as a principal defendant. There shall also be made a defendant any person indebted to or having in his possession property, real or personal, belonging to a principal defendant, which is sought to be attached. There may also be made a defendant any person claiming title to, and interest in, or a lien upon the property sought to be attached. A defendant, other than a principal defendant, shall be known as a codefendant.Code 1950, § 8-525; 1977, c. 617.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 20. ATTACHMENTS AND BAIL IN CIVIL CASES","Article 1. ATTACHMENTS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-539/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"62f0a1ab3da81daf69b64b9a7b6d2a66cbe58b654daeb7eb4c95c229b9ec5f36","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-538","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}