12.4 JOINDER OF CLAIMS—LEGAL AND EQUITABLE
Va. Code § 8.01-272 allows a party in any civil action to plead as many matters, whether of law or fact, in the same complaint so long as the claims arise out of the same transaction or occurrence. 16
Va. Code § 8.01-272 specifically addresses the joinder of claims in a single lawsuit. Under the statute, a plaintiff may join multiple claims in the same proceeding (including those, like tort and contract claims, which he or
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she previously could not join) as long as they...
