8.01-21 - Judgment when death or disability occurs after verdict but before judgment.

§ 8.01-21. Judgment when death or disability occurs after verdict but beforejudgment.

When a party dies, or becomes convicted of a felony or insane, or the powersof a party who is a personal representative or committee cease, if such factoccurs after verdict, judgment may be entered as if it had not occurred.

(Code 1950, § 8-145; 1977, c. 617.)