2006 Code of Virginia § 8.01-158 - How claim of plaintiff for profits and damages assessed
8.01-158. How claim of plaintiff for profits and damages assessed.
If the plaintiff file with his motion for judgment a statement of the profitsand other damages which he means to demand, and the jury find in his favor,they shall, at the same time, unless the court otherwise order, assess thedamages for mesne profits of the land for any period not exceeding five yearspreviously to the commencement of the suit until the verdict, and also thedamages for any destruction or waste of the buildings or other propertyduring the same time for which the defendant is chargeable.
(Code 1950, 8-827; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617.)
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