Code of Virginia - Title 55 Property And Conveyances - Section 55-214 Action therefor; if waste wanton, double damages

§ 55-214. Action therefor; if waste wanton, double damages

Any person, entitled to damages in any such case, may recover the same in an action on the case. If it shall be found by the jury that the waste was committed wantonly, judgment shall be for double the amount of damages assessed therefor.

(Code 1919, § 5509.)

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