Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 2. Parties
§ 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. A remote assignor shall have the benefit of the same defense as if the suit had been instituted by his immediate assignee.
Code 1950, § 8-95; 1977, c. 617.