1-200 - The common law. - Virginia Statutes

§ 1-200. The common law.

The common law of England, insofar as it is not repugnant to the principlesof the Bill of Rights and Constitution of this Commonwealth, shall continuein full force within the same, and be the rule of decision, except as alteredby the General Assembly.

(Code 1919, § 2, § 1-10; 2005, c. 839.)