8.01-14 - Suit against assignor.
§ 8.01-14. Suit against assignor.
Any assignee or beneficial owner may recover from any assignor of a writing;but only joint assignors shall be joined as defendants in one action. Aremote assignor shall have the benefit of the same defense as if the suit hadbeen instituted by his immediate assignee.
(Code 1950, § 8-95; 1977, c. 617.)