Costs when suit is in name of one person for another

Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-603
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When a suit is in the name of one person for the benefit of any other, if judgment is entered for the defendant's costs, it shall be against such other. Code 1950, § 14-177; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-180; 1998, c. 872 .
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