Equity Investors, Ltd. v. West

In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 50-8.1 permits a creditor to obtain a judgment against a partnership and, in a subsequent proceeding, collect the judgment against individual partners who were not parties to the initial action.

Equity Investors, Ltd., a Virginia general partnership, filed a motion for judgment against Super Seven, a Virginia general partnership, seeking to collect the outstanding balances on six promissory notes executed for Super Seven by two of its general partners. None of Super Seven’s general partners was named as a defendant in this lawsuit. Equity Investors…